| 168 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 2 | x | ) | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | = | 408 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| 168 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | ( | 1 | + | 2 | x | ) | = | 408 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| 168 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | 1 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | 2 | x | = | 408 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| 168 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | 1 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | 2 | x | = | 408 | × | 1 | + | 408 | × | 2 | x |
| 168 | + | 240 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 480 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | x | = | 408 | + | 816 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 168 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 240 | + | 480 | x | = | 408 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 816 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 168 | × | 1 | − | 168 | x | + | 240 | + | 480 | x | = | 408 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | + | 816 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 168 | × | 1 | − | 168 | x | + | 240 | + | 480 | x | = | 408 | × | 1 | − | 408 | x | + | 816 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 168 | − | 168 | x | + | 240 | + | 480 | x | = | 408 | − | 408 | x | + | 816 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 408 | + | 312 | x | = | 408 | − | 408 | x | + | 816 | x | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 408 | + | 312 | x | = | 408 | − | 408 | x | + | 816 | x | × | 1 | − | 816 | x | x |
| 408 | + | 312 | x | = | 408 | − | 408 | x | + | 816 | x | − | 816 | x | x |
| 408 | + | 312 | x | = | 408 | + | 408 | x | − | 816 | x | x |