diff --git a/dom-merge-conflict/tasks/buttons-and-counter/src/app.js b/dom-merge-conflict/tasks/buttons-and-counter/src/app.js
index af608eb6..f25af2c0 100644
--- a/dom-merge-conflict/tasks/buttons-and-counter/src/app.js
+++ b/dom-merge-conflict/tasks/buttons-and-counter/src/app.js
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ function increment(node) {
   let current = node.textContent;
   node.textContent = Number(current) + 1;
 }
-
+function decrement(node)
+{
+  let current = node.textContent;
+  node.textContent = Number(current) - 1;
+}
 export function App() {
   const body = document.createElement("body");
 
   const header = document.createElement("header");
   header.innerHTML = `
         <h1>Number Counter</h1>
-        <p>A simple counter. Press increment to increase the count by one.</p>
+        <p>A simple counter. Press increment to increase the count by one  and 
+        Press decrement to decrease the count by on.</p>
     `;
   body.appendChild(header);
 
@@ -18,14 +23,20 @@ export function App() {
   main.innerHTML = `
         <p id="counter" data-testid="counter">0</p>
         <button id="increment">Increment</button>
+        <button id="decrement">Decrement</button>
     `;
   body.appendChild(main);
-
+  /* const decrementButton = document.createElement("decrementButton");
+  decrementButton.innerHTML = `<button id="decrement">Decrement</button>`;
+  main.appendChild(decrementButton); */
   const button = body.querySelector("#increment");
   const counter = body.querySelector("#counter");
   button.addEventListener("click", () => {
     increment(counter);
   });
-
+  const decBtn =body.querySelector("#decrement");
+   decBtn.addEventListener("click", ()=>{
+    decrement(counter);
+   });
   return body;
 }