Question

bplus4 and five eighths
equals6 and one ninth

Answer 1

Interpret as: b + 4 5/8 = 6 1/9. Solve for b.

Convert to improper fractions:
4 5/8 = 37/8, 6 1/9 = 55/9.

b = 55/9 − 37/8 = (440 − 333)/72 = 107/72.

As a mixed number: 1 35/72. As a decimal: ≈ 1.48611.

So b = 107/72 = 1 35/72 (≈ 1.48611).