In his garden Tim plants a tomato seed 5¼ inches below the ground. After one month the tomato plant has grown a total of 11½ in. How many inches is the plant above the ground?
HINT: Find the difference.

Mrs. Byrne is at her house. She gets in her car and drives north 3.4 miles and stops at Target. Then she turns around and drives south 6.1 miles to go to Mrs. Mangini's house. How far is Mrs. Byrne's house from Mrs. Mangini's house? HINT: Find the difference.

Find −2¼−3⅞

The temperature in a town is 34.1°F during the day and −8.6°F at night. Find the difference in the temperatures.

A group of friends are rock climbing. Mr. Wharton is 26.4 feet above the ground. Mr. Hall is directly below Mr. Wharton at 14.1 feet above the ground. How far apart are they?