What comes before 9

Step by step

The question

Question: what comes before 9?

We write it in numbers.

The box is the number we want.

1 Find 9

Here is a number line.

2 Go one step left

We land on 8.

3 Write the number

So before 9 comes 8.

4 Check

We check it the other way.

After 8 comes 9.

Yes!

It works.

Let's look back.

First: find 9.

Then: go one step left.

Then: write the number.

Last: check.