High School

Chris was putting railing on his deck. At the end of the day, he had 11.5 feet of railing left over. During the day, he used:

- Two 1.5-foot long pieces of railing
- One 3.25-foot long piece of railing
- One 6-foot long piece of railing

How many feet of railing did Chris have at the beginning of the day? How would I solve this?