| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
1 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 | × | 1 | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 | − | 1 2 | × | 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 1 |
| = | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 | − | 1 | x | − | 1 2 |
| = | - | 2 3 | x | − | 5 6 |
| - | 2 3 | x | − | 5 6 | = | 0 |
| - | 2 3 | x | = | 0 | + | 5 6 |
| - | 2 3 | x | = | 5 6 |
| - | 5 6 | = | 2 3 | x |
2 3 | x | = | - | 5 6 |
| x | = | - | 5 6 | ÷ | 2 3 |
| = | - | 5 6 | × | 3 2 |
| = | - | 5 2 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | - | 5 4 |
| x | = | - 1.25 |