Question

Amanda's poster is 0.85 meter long. Orlando's poster is 0.55 meter less than 1 meter long. Which expression shows the difference in the lengths of the posters?

Answer 1

Orlando's poster's length is    1 meter - 0.55 meter = 0.45 meter.
Amanda's    "             "      "      0.85 meter

The difference in the lengths of their posters is (0.85 - 0.45) meter = 0.40 meter.