You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operators like addition, subtraction, multiplication or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report final the numerical answer.

The tallest player on the basketball team is 77.75 inches tall . This is 9.5 inches taller than the shortest player . How tall is the shortest player , in inches ?
68.25

Recently , the value of Kate 's retirement fund decreased by $ 12 . If her fund was worth $ 1472 before , how much is it worth now ?
1460

Kelly 's chemistry textbook weighs 7.125 pounds and her geometry textbook weighs 0.625 pound . How much more does the chemistry textbook weigh than the geometry textbook ?

6.5