| 1 | ÷ | x | = | 3 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x | , | ( | 18 | − | x | ) |
| 1 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | 3 5 | × | 1 | x | + | 2 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x | ( | 18 | − | x | ) |
| 1 | × | 18 | − | 1 | x | = | 3 5 | × | 1 | x | + | 2 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x | ( | 18 | − | x | ) |
| 1 | × | 18 | − | 1 | x | = | 3 5 | × | 1 | x | + | 2 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x | × | 18 | − | 2 5 | × | 1 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x |
| 18 | − | 1 | x | = | 3 5 | x | + | 36 5 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x | − | 2 5 | ÷ | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | × | x | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| 18 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | = | 3 5 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | 36 5 | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 18 | × | 13 | − | 18 | x | − | 1 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | = | 3 5 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | 36 5 | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 18 | × | 13 | − | 18 | x | − | 1 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | = | 3 5 | x | × | 13 | − | 3 5 | x | x | + | 36 5 | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 234 | − | 18 | x | − | 1 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | = | 39 5 | x | − | 3 5 | x | x | + | 36 5 | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 234 | − | 18 | x | − | 1 | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | = | 15 | x | − | 3 5 | x | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 234 | − | 18 | x | − | 1 | x | × | 13 | + | 1 | x | x | = | 15 | x | − | 3 5 | x | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 234 | − | 18 | x | − | 13 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 15 | x | − | 3 5 | x | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |
| 234 | − | 31 | x | + | 1 | x | x | = | 15 | x | − | 3 5 | x | x | − | 2 5 | x | x |