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x+1=\frac{36}{15}
Divide both sides by 15.
x+1=\frac{12}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{36}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.
x=\frac{12}{5}-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
x=\frac{12}{5}-\frac{5}{5}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{5}{5}.
x=\frac{12-5}{5}
Since \frac{12}{5} and \frac{5}{5} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
x=\frac{7}{5}
Subtract 5 from 12 to get 7.