| 53 | ÷ | ( | - | 7 | + | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | ) | + | 5 | = | 6 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | - | 7 | + | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| 53 | + | 5 | ( | - | 7 | + | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | ) | = | 6 | ( | - | 7 | + | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| 53 | − | 5 | × | 7 | + | 5 | × | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 6 | ( | - | 7 | + | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| 53 | − | 5 | × | 7 | + | 5 | × | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 6 | × | 7 | + | 6 | × | 4 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 53 | − | 35 | + | 20 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 42 | + | 24 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 18 | + | 20 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 42 | + | 24 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 18 | − | 20 | x | + | 20 | × | 1 | = | - | 42 | + | 24 | ( | - | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 18 | − | 20 | x | + | 20 | × | 1 | = | - | 42 | − | 24 | x | + | 24 | × | 1 |
| 18 | − | 20 | x | + | 20 | = | - | 42 | − | 24 | x | + | 24 |
| 38 | − | 20 | x | = | - | 18 | − | 24 | x |
| - | 20 | x | + | 24 | x | = | - | 18 | − | 38 |
| 4 | x | = | - | 18 | − | 38 |
| 4 | x | = | - | 56 |
| x | = | - | 56 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | - | 56 | × | 1 4 |
| = | - | 14 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 14 |