| x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) | ) | = | ( | 3 | ÷ | 16 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 2 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | x | − | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) | ) |
| = | x | − | 3 4 | ( | x | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) | ) |
| = | x | − | 3 4 | x | + | 3 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 4 | x | + | 3 4 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 4 | x | + | 3 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 4 | x | + | 3 16 | ( | x | − | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 1 4 | x | + | 3 16 | x | − | 3 16 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) |
| = | 7 16 | x | − | 3 16 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 7 | ) |
| = | 7 16 | x | − | 3 16 | × | 3 | ÷ | 7 |
| = | 7 16 | x | − | 9 112 |
7 16 | x | − | 9 112 | = | ( | 3 | ÷ | 16 | ) | ( | x | − | ( | 2 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 | ÷ | 16 | × | ( | x | − | ( | 2 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 3 16 | ( | x | − | ( | 2 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ) |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 3 16 | ( | 2 | ÷ | 7 | ) |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 3 16 | × | 2 | ÷ | 7 |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 3 56 |
7 16 | x | − | 9 112 | = | 3 16 | x | − | 3 56 |
7 16 | x | − | 3 16 | x | = | - | 3 56 | + | 9 112 |
1 4 | x | = | - | 3 56 | + | 9 112 |
1 4 | x | = | 3 112 |
| x | = | 3 112 | ÷ | 1 4 |
| = | 3 112 | × | 4 |
| = | 3 28 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 3 28 |
| x | = | 0.107143 |