<u>✨</u><u>Answer:</u><u>✨</u>
9 3/4 (simplest form)
<u>✨Step-by-step explanation:✨</u>
<em><u>1. Convert decimal into fraction:</u></em>
9.75 = 975/100
<u><em>2. Simplify:</em></u>
975/100 = 39/4 = 9 3/4
<em>A. Reduce fraction to lowest terms (25 is the greatest common divisor of 975 and 100. Reduce by dividing both numerator and denominator by 25):</em>
975/100 = <u>975 ÷ 25</u> = 39/4
100 ÷ 25
<em>B. Convert improper fraction to mixed number:</em>
39/4 = 9 3/4
(39 ÷ 4 = 9 remainder 3)