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Chalene wants to cut her hair but is a little nervous. She decides to cut it off slowly so she can get used to it as it gets shorter. Right now, her is is 11.5 inches past her shoulders. She decides to cut an inch and a half off her hair every week. Write an expression to describe the length of her hair in relationship to her shoulders.

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11.5x
im actually not 100% sure myself, i have the same homework question
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11.5-1.5v you can use any letter though, not just v.
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