| ( | 1 | ÷ | 6 | + | 1 | ÷ | 8 | ) | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 6 | × | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 8 | × | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 1 6 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 1 8 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 1 6 | x | + | 1 6 | × | 2 | + | 1 8 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 1 6 | x | + | 1 3 | + | 1 8 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 1 6 | x | + | 1 3 | + | 1 8 | x | + | 1 8 | × | 2 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 1 6 | x | + | 1 3 | + | 1 8 | x | + | 1 4 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 7 24 | x | + | 7 12 | − | ( | 1 | ÷ | 12 | ) | x |
| = | 7 24 | x | + | 7 12 | − | 1 | ÷ | 12 | × | x |
| = | 7 24 | x | + | 7 12 | − | 1 12 | x |
| = | 5 24 | x | + | 7 12 |
5 24 | x | + | 7 12 | = | 1 |
5 24 | x | = | 1 | − | 7 12 |
5 24 | x | = | 5 12 |
| x | = | 5 12 | ÷ | 5 24 |
| = | 5 12 | × | 24 5 |
| = | 1 | × | 2 |
| x | = | 2 |