| ( | 4 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 3 | = | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 5 | − | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | × | 1 3 | − | x | × | 1 3 |
| = | 4 3 | − | x | × | 1 3 |
4 3 | − | 1 3 | x | = | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 5 | − | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | × | 1 5 | − | 3 | × | 1 5 | − | 1 |
| = | x | × | 1 5 | − | 3 5 | − | 1 |
| = | 1 5 | x | − | 8 5 |
4 3 | − | 1 3 | x | = | 1 5 | x | − | 8 5 |
| - | 1 3 | x | − | 1 5 | x | = | - | 8 5 | − | 4 3 |
| - | 8 15 | x | = | - | 8 5 | − | 4 3 |
| - | 8 15 | x | = | - | 44 15 |
44 15 | = | 8 15 | x |
8 15 | x | = | 44 15 |
| x | = | 44 15 | ÷ | 8 15 |
| = | 44 15 | × | 15 8 |
| = | 11 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 11 2 |
| x | = | 5.5 |