| 1 | ÷ | x | + | 1 | ÷ | x | + | 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | x | + | 5 | = | 1 | ÷ | x | + | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | + | 2 | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | + | 5 | x | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | x |
| 2 | x | + | 5 | x | − | 1 | x | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | 1 | − | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 |
| 2 | x | + | 5 | x | − | 1 | x | = | 1 | − | 1 | − | 1 | − | 1 |
| 6 | x | = | 1 | − | 1 | − | 1 | − | 1 |
| 6 | x | = | - | 2 |
| x | = | - | 2 | ÷ | 6 |
| = | - | 2 | × | 1 6 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 1 3 |
| x | = | - | 1 3 |
| x | = | - 0.333333 |