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What comes before 31

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The question

Question: what comes before 31?

What comes before 31?

We write it in numbers.

The box is the number we want.

= □, 31

1 Find 31

Here is a number line.

2 Go one step left

We land on 30.

3 Write the number

So before 31 comes 30.

= 30, 31

4 Check

We check it the other way.

After 30 comes 31.

Yes!

It works.

After 30 comes 31

Let's look back.

First: find 31.

Then: go one step left.

Then: write the number.

Last: check.

Answer
= 30, 31

Your turn

Try this one yourself, then check:

What comes before 32?
Show the answer
31

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