Paula dives into a swimming pool from a diving board 2 feet above the water's surface. She descends to a depth 7 feet below the diving board. How far is Paula from the surface of the water: 1. What integer represents Paula's starting height above the water?

2. What integer represents the total distance Paula descends?

3. Write an addition expression to represent Paula's distance below the water's surface

4. At the end of her dive, Paula is feet below the surface of the water

5. Yolanda owes her friend $15. She also earns $8 each week in allowance. Write and solve an addition equation to show how the total amount of money that Yolanda has will change if she pays her friend back this week.