| ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 6 | ) | x | ) | ÷ | ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | x | ) | = | 16 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | x | ) |
| ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 6 | ) | x | ) | = | 16 | ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | x | ) |
| ( | 40 | ÷ | 6 | ) | x | = | 16 | ( | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | x | ) |
| ( | 40 | ÷ | 6 | ) | x | = | 16 | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | 16 | x |
| 40 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | = | 16 | ( | 40 | ÷ | 3 | ) | + | 16 | x |
| 40 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | = | 16 | × | 40 | ÷ | 3 | + | 16 | x |
20 3 | x | = | 640 3 | + | 16 | x |
20 3 | x | − | 16 | x | = | 640 3 |
| - | 28 3 | x | = | 640 3 |
| - | 640 3 | = | 28 3 | x |
28 3 | x | = | - | 640 3 |
| x | = | - | 640 3 | ÷ | 28 3 |
| = | - | 640 3 | × | 3 28 |
| = | - | 160 | × | 1 7 |
| x | = | - | 160 7 |
| x | = | - 22.857143 |