On Monday, the water level of a lake dropped 3 inches from its level on Sunday. On Tuesday, it fell another 2.5 inches. On Wednesday, it rained, and the level rose by 1 foot. On Thursday, it fell 1.5 inches. What was the change in the level of the lake from Sunday to Thursday?
It lowered 3 and then 2.5 which is 5.5 and then it rose a foot but the next day it dropped 1.5 inches so it dropped a total of 7 inches so the change total is 12-7 which is 5 inches