you need to make the denominators that same and then you simply simplify the problem
9 4/12 = 9 1/3
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I put the information into this equation 5+0.65x=10+0.45x
I solved the equation by first subtracting the 0.45x from both sides to get the variable on one side. I was left with 5+0.20x=10. Then I subtracted the 5 from both sides and got 0.20x=5. Finally I divided both sides by 0.20 to get the X by itself and got X=25
If you had the number 4 1/4 you would divide the numerator (1) by the denominator (4) and then take the decimal number (0.25) you get and add the decimal to the whole number on your mixed number (4+0.25) and that would give you the decimal.
