Jerry had 5 action figures and 2 books on a shelf in his room. Later he added 9 more books to the shelf. How many more books than action figures were on his shelf?
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Jerry had 5 action figures and 2 books on a shelf in his room. 

Later he added 9 more books to the shelf.

That means he had 11 books on his shelf. 

There are 9 more books than action figures on his shelf.