| X | = | 2 | ( | ( | X | − | 11 | ) | ÷ | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) | ) | − | 1 |
| X | = | 2 | ( | X | − | 11 | ) | ÷ | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) | − | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| X | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) | = | 2 | ( | X | − | 11 | ) | − | 1 | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| X | × | 45 | − | X | × | 11 | = | 2 | ( | X | − | 11 | ) | − | 1 | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| X | × | 45 | − | X | × | 11 | = | 2 | X | − | 2 | × | 11 | − | 1 | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| X | × | 45 | − | X | × | 11 | = | 2 | X | − | 22 | − | 1 | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| 34 | X | = | 2 | X | − | 22 | − | 1 | ( | 45 | − | 11 | ) |
| 34 | X | = | 2 | X | − | 22 | − | 1 | × | 45 | + | 1 | × | 11 |
| 34 | X | = | 2 | X | − | 22 | − | 45 | + | 11 |
| 34 | X | = | 2 | X | − | 56 |
| 34 | X | − | 2 | X | = | - | 56 |
| 32 | X | = | - | 56 |
| X | = | - | 56 | ÷ | 32 |
| = | - | 56 | × | 1 32 |
| = | - | 7 | × | 1 4 |
| X | = | - | 7 4 |
| X | = | - 1.75 |