| 20 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 8 | = | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 20 | + | 8 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 20 | + | 8 | x | + | 8 | × | 1 | = | 1 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 20 | + | 8 | x | + | 8 | × | 1 | = | 1 | x | + | 1 | × | 1 |
| 20 | + | 8 | x | + | 8 | = | 1 | x | + | 1 |
| 28 | + | 8 | x | = | 1 | x | + | 1 |
| 8 | x | − | 1 | x | = | 1 | − | 28 |
| 7 | x | = | 1 | − | 28 |
| 7 | x | = | - | 27 |
| x | = | - | 27 | ÷ | 7 |
| = | - | 27 | × | 1 7 |
| x | = | - | 27 7 |
| x | = | - 3.857143 |