You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
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 ?
Output:
68.25