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In a school kabaddi team, Anita's jersey number is the predecessor of Bhavesh's, and Bhavesh's jersey number is the predecessor of Chetan's. Chetan wears jersey number 34. Which jersey number does Anita wear?

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  • A31
  • B33
  • C35
  • D32

Step-by-Step Solution

Step back twice. Bhavesh = 34 - 1 = 33, and Anita = 33 - 1 = 32. Answering 33 stops after only one step back, and 31 takes one step too many. Choosing 35 moves forward instead of backward.
Answer: D) 32

Key idea: Successor and predecessor

Every whole number has a successor (the number one more than it). Every whole number except 0 has a predecessor (the number one less than it). Successor of 24 is 25. Predecessor of 100 is 99. Predecessor of 0 — there isn't one in the whole numbers. (The predecessor of 0 is −1, but that is an integer, not a whole number.)

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