| 30 | x | ÷ | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) | − | 18 | = | 30 | x | ÷ | x | + | 40 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 30 | x | − | 18 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) | = | 30 | × | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) | + | 40 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 30 | x | − | 18 | × | 3 2 | x | + | 18 | × | 40 | = | 30 | × | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) | + | 40 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 30 | x | − | 18 | × | 3 2 | x | + | 18 | × | 40 | = | 30 | × | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 3 2 | x | − | 30 | × | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 40 | + | 40 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 30 | x | − | 27 | x | + | 720 | = | 45 | x | − | 1200 | + | 40 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 3 | x | + | 720 | = | 45 | x | − | 1200 | + | 40 | ( | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | ) |
| 3 | x | + | 720 | = | 45 | x | − | 1200 | + | 40 | × | 3 2 | x | − | 40 | × | 40 |
| 3 | x | + | 720 | = | 45 | x | − | 1200 | + | 60 | x | − | 1600 |
| 3 | x | + | 720 | = | 105 | x | − | 2800 |
| 3 | x | − | 105 | x | = | - | 2800 | − | 720 |
| - | 102 | x | = | - | 2800 | − | 720 |
| - | 102 | x | = | - | 3520 |
| 3520 | = | 102 | x |
| 102 | x | = | 3520 |
| x | = | 3520 | ÷ | 102 |
| = | 3520 | × | 1 102 |
| = | 1760 | × | 1 51 |
| x | = | 1760 51 |
| x | = | 34.509804 |