A girl is snorkeling 1 meter below sea level and the dives down another 0.5 meters. How far below sea level is the girl?
1.5 meters below sea level
2/3 + 1/2
7/6 or 1 1/6
The first play of a football game resulted in a loss of 12 yards. Then a penalty resulted in another loss of 5 yards. What is the total loss or gain?
a loss of 17 yards
8/9 - 1/3
5/9
The temperature on Sunday was -15o C. The temperature on Monday was 12 degrees less than the temperature on Sunday. What was the temperature on Monday?
-27 C
2/35
Henry starts the day with $30. He and his sister go to the fair. He pays for his own admission of $10, but fails to notice that $15 falls out of his wallet while he is paying. His sister lends him $10 so that he can still enjoy the fair. Write the equation and answer that illustrates his day's financial events
30 - 10 - 15 + 10 = 15
A whale was swimming 10m below sea level. He saw a school of fish and dove 25m deeper to catch the fish. How deep did the whale dive?
-35 or 35m below
1/2 + 1/3 + 1/5
31/30 or 1 1/31
From the top of a mountain to the floor of the valley below is 4,392 feet. If the valley is 93 feet below sea level, what is the height of the mountain?
4,299 feet
1 7/8