Question

What number is 240 less than 250?

Answer 1

240 lessthan 250

Answer 2

no its the other way around like here's an example

what is 9 less than 3?

Answer 3

that would be -6

Answer 4

JJ is right

the answer to the way you phrased the question is 10

Answer 5

JJ is correct.

3 - 9 = -6

Answer 6

can you help me now that you know what i mean

Answer 7

help me what is 240 less than 250

Answer 8

The answer hasn't changed.

250 - 240 = 10

Answer 9

never mind i figured it out and it wasn't jj answer

Answer 10

well, for "what is 9 less than 3" , did you not take

3 - 9 to get your -6 ?

so in the same way
"what is 240 less than 250"
would be
250-240 which is the 10 JJ told you at the beginning.