| 1 | ÷ | ( | 5 | x | ) | + | 16 | ÷ | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) | = | 0 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 5 | x | ) |
| 1 | + | 16 | ÷ | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) | × | ( | 5 | x | ) | = | 0 |
| 1 | + | 16 | ÷ | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) | × | 5 | x | = | 0 |
| 1 | + | 80 | ÷ | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) | × | x | = | 0 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) |
| 1 | ( | 260 | − | 5 | x | ) | + | 80 | x | = | 0 |
| 1 | × | 260 | − | 1 | × | 5 | x | + | 80 | x | = | 0 |
| 260 | − | 5 | x | + | 80 | x | = | 0 |
| 260 | + | 75 | x | = | 0 |
| 75 | x | = | 0 | − | 260 |
| 75 | x | = | - | 260 |
| x | = | - | 260 | ÷ | 75 |
| = | - | 260 | × | 1 75 |
| = | - | 52 | × | 1 15 |
| x | = | - | 52 15 |
| x | = | - 3.466667 |