Question

Patrick has a 600 meter skein of yarn.He used 248.9 meters of yarn to make a hat.Does he have enough yarn left to make a scarf that uses 354.03 meters of yarn. Explain.

Answer 1

No, because if you subtract 248.9 from 600 you are only left with 351.1

Answer 2

He does not because 600 minus 248.9 equals 351.1 which is less then 354.03