Examples with solutions for Consecutive numbers up to a Million: Find the successor/ predecessor

Exercise #1

What number follows 70,099?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding the number that follows 70,099, we will apply the steps below:

  • Step 1: Identify the given number. In this case, it is 70,099.
  • Step 2: Apply the formula for finding the successor, which is to add 1 to the given number. Hence, 70,099+1 70,099 + 1 .
  • Step 3: Perform the calculation: 70,099+1=70,100 70,099 + 1 = 70,100 .

Thus, the number following 70,099 is 70,100 70,100 .

Answer

70,100 70,100

Exercise #2

Which number follows 81,900?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we only need to perform a simple arithmetic operation. We intend to find the successor of the number 81,900 81,900 by applying the following steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given number, which is 81,900 81,900 .
  • Step 2: Use the formula for finding a successor: n+1 n + 1 .
  • Step 3: Add 1 to 81,900 81,900 .

Now let's work through these steps:

Step 1: The given number is 81,900 81,900 .
Step 2: To find the successor, we apply the formula: 81,900+1 81,900 + 1 .
Step 3: Carrying out the addition, we find that:

81,900+1=81,901 81,900 + 1 = 81,901 .

Therefore, the number that follows 81,900 is 81,901 81,901 .

Answer

81,901 81,901

Exercise #3

What number follows 54,549?

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine which number follows 54,549, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given number, which is 54,549.

  • Step 2: To find the next number, simply add 1 to the given number.

Let's calculate:

54,549+1=54,550 54,549 + 1 = 54,550

Therefore, the number that follows 54,549 is 54,550 54,550 .

Answer

54,550 54,550

Exercise #4

What number follows 65,899?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll proceed with the following steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given number, which is 65,899.
  • Step 2: Determine its successor by adding 1 to this number, using the formula n+1 n + 1 .

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The problem provides the number 65,899.
Step 2: We apply the formula for a successor: 65,899+1=65,900 65,899 + 1 = 65,900 .

Therefore, the number that follows 65,899 is 65,900 65,900 .

Given the multiple-choice options, the correct answer is choice 3: 65,900 65,900 .

Answer

65,900 65,900

Exercise #5

What number comes before 31,000?

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine the number that comes immediately before 31,000, we need to find its predecessor.

Step 1: We start with the number 31,000.

Step 2: To find the predecessor, we subtract 1 from this number:

31,0001 31,000 - 1

=30,999 = 30,999

This calculation tells us that the number that comes before 31,000 is 30,999.

Therefore, the correct solution to the problem is 30,999 30,999 .

Answer

30,999 30,999

Exercise #6

What number comes before 31,440?

Step-by-Step Solution

To find the number that comes before 31,44031,440, we need to calculate the predecessor using subtraction. Let's go through the steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information. We have the number 31,44031,440.
  • Step 2: Determine the predecessor by subtracting 1 from the given number. Use the formula: Predecessor=n1\text{Predecessor} = n - 1.
  • Step 3: Perform the calculation: 31,4401=31,43931,440 - 1 = 31,439.

Thus, 31,43931,439 is the number that comes before 31,44031,440.

Therefore, the correct answer is 31,43931,439.

Answer

31,439 31,439

Exercise #7

What number comes before 40,300?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding what number comes before 40,300, we need to find the predecessor of 40,300. This can be done by subtracting 1 from 40,300.

Let's perform this calculation:

  • Given number: 40,300 40,300
  • Predecessor: 40,3001 40,300 - 1
  • Calculating: 40,3001=40,299 40,300 - 1 = 40,299

Therefore, the number that comes before 40,300 is 40,299 40,299 .

Looking at the provided answer choices, choice #4 offers the number 40,299, which matches our calculation. Thus, the correct answer is 40,299 40,299 .

Answer

40,299 40,299

Exercise #8

What number comes before 67,100?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given number.
  • Step 2: Subtract one to find the predecessor.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We are given that the number is 67,100 67,100 .
Step 2: To find the predecessor, we subtract 1 from 67,100:
67,1001=67,099 67,100 - 1 = 67,099

The number that comes before 67,100 is 67,099 67,099 .

Answer

66,099 66,099

Exercise #9

What number follows 39,999?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we need to determine the number that directly follows 39,999 in the sequence of natural numbers.

  • Step 1: Start with the number provided in the problem: 39,999 39,999 .
  • Step 2: To find the number that follows, add 1 to the given number: 39,999+1 39,999 + 1 .
  • Step 3: Perform the addition: 39,999+1=40,000 39,999 + 1 = 40,000 .

Through these calculations, we find that the number following 39,999 is 40,000 40,000 .

Answer

40,000 40,000

Exercise #10

What number comes before 53,001?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Identify the given number: 53,001 53,001
  • Apply the operation to find the predecessor: Subtract 1
  • Confirm the result against the provided answer choices

Now, let's work through each step:
- The task is to determine what number comes before 53,001.
- To find the predecessor, we'll apply the subtraction operation:
53,0011=53,000 53,001 - 1 = 53,000

This calculation shows that the predecessor of 53,001 is 53,000.

Among the possible answer choices provided, the correct choice is:

  • Choice 2: 53,000 53,000

Therefore, the number that comes before 53,001 is 53,000 53,000 .

Answer

53,000 53,000