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How many more bamboo shoots measured [tex]$94 \frac{3}{4}$[/tex] inches than both 95 inches and [tex]$94 \frac{1}{2}$[/tex] inches combined?

Answer :

First, we note that there are:
- [tex]$16$[/tex] bamboo shoots measured [tex]$94\frac{3}{4}$[/tex] inches,
- [tex]$7$[/tex] bamboo shoots measured [tex]$95$[/tex] inches, and
- [tex]$6$[/tex] bamboo shoots measured [tex]$94\frac{1}{2}$[/tex] inches.

The total number of bamboo shoots that measured either [tex]$95$[/tex] inches or [tex]$94\frac{1}{2}$[/tex] inches is calculated by adding the two values:
[tex]$$
7 + 6 = 13.
$$[/tex]

Now, to find out how many more bamboo shoots measured [tex]$94\frac{3}{4}$[/tex] inches compared to the combined total of the other two measurements, we subtract:
[tex]$$
16 - 13 = 3.
$$[/tex]

Thus, there are [tex]$\boxed{3}$[/tex] more bamboo shoots that measured [tex]$94\frac{3}{4}$[/tex] inches than the number of bamboo shoots that measured [tex]$95$[/tex] inches and [tex]$94\frac{1}{2}$[/tex] inches combined.