| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | x | − | 7 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
1 3 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | x | − | 7 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | x | + | 1 3 | × | 1 |
| = | 1 3 | x | + | 1 3 |
1 3 | x | + | 1 3 | = | x | − | 7 |
1 3 | x | − | x | = | - | 7 | − | 1 3 |
| - | 2 3 | x | = | - | 7 | − | 1 3 |
| - | 2 3 | x | = | - | 22 3 |
22 3 | = | 2 3 | x |
2 3 | x | = | 22 3 |
| x | = | 22 3 | ÷ | 2 3 |
| = | 22 3 | × | 3 2 |
| = | 11 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 11 |