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x+1=\frac{10}{4}
Divide both sides by 4.
x+1=\frac{5}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
x=\frac{5}{2}-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
x=\frac{5}{2}-\frac{2}{2}
Convert 1 to fraction \frac{2}{2}.
x=\frac{5-2}{2}
Since \frac{5}{2} and \frac{2}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
x=\frac{3}{2}
Subtract 2 from 5 to get 3.