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The predecessor of -5 is ___

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The predecessor is the number which comes on the left of a number on the number line. On a number line the order is, -6, -5,-4. On the left of -5, we have -6.

Predecessor = the number given - 1
Here, (-5)- 1 = -6

So, the predecessor of -5 is -6.


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