Question

Find the predecessor of each of the following integers.

$-499$

Answer 1

Finding the predecessor

If $\text{'}a\text{'}$ is any integer, then $\left(a-1\right)$ is known as the predecessor of $\text{'}a\text{'}$.

So, the predecessor of $-499=-499-1\Rightarrow -500$

Hence, the predecessor of $-499$ is $-500.$