What should be subtracted from 10 to get $4 \frac{1}{4}$ ?

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4 \frac{3}{4}

4 \frac{1}{4}

7 \frac{1}{4}

5 \frac{3}{4}

answer is D.

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Concept- Part of a whole or any number of equally sized portions are represented by fractions.The quantity of pieces of a particular size is expressed as a fraction.For example: one – half, eight – fifths, three – quarters.Consider the number that has been removed from 10 to be x. Create an equation to equal to the provided fraction number.equate to the given fraction number, convert the given fraction number into an improper fraction and To determine the value of x, simplify it.
Let X represent the number that has to be taken away from 10.
So,

10 – x = 4 \frac{1}{4}

Multiply the whole number portion by the fraction's denominator, then add that result to the numerator to create an improper fraction from the mixed one.Then write the result on top of the denominator.