| y | ÷ | 16 | + | y | ÷ | 24 | + | ( | 5 4 | ÷ | 24 | ) | ( | y | + | 4 | ) | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 48 | y | + | ( | 5 4 | ÷ | 24 | ) | ( | y | + | 4 | ) |
5 48 | y | + | ( | 5 4 | ÷ | 24 | ) | ( | y | + | 4 | ) | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 48 | y | + | 5 4 | ÷ | 24 | × | ( | y | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 5 48 | y | + | 5 96 | ( | y | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 5 48 | y | + | 5 96 | y | + | 5 96 | × | 4 |
| = | 5 48 | y | + | 5 96 | y | + | 5 24 |
| = | 5 32 | y | + | 5 24 |
5 32 | y | + | 5 24 | = | 1 |
5 32 | y | = | 1 | − | 5 24 |
5 32 | y | = | 19 24 |
| y | = | 19 24 | ÷ | 5 32 |
| = | 19 24 | × | 32 5 |
| = | 19 3 | × | 4 5 |
| y | = | 76 15 |
| y | = | 5.066667 |