| ( | 12 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 12 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 4 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| ( | 12 | ÷ | x | ) | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | − | 12 | = | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 12 | ÷ | x | × | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | − | 12 | = | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 12 | ÷ | x | × | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | − | 12 | = | 4 | x | + | 4 | × | 4 |
| 12 | ÷ | x | × | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | − | 12 | = | 4 | x | + | 16 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 12 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | − | 12 | x | = | 4 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| 12 | x | + | 12 | × | 4 | − | 12 | x | = | 4 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| 12 | x | + | 48 | − | 12 | x | = | 4 | x | x | + | 16 | x |
| 0 | x | + | 48 | = | 4 | x | x | + | 16 | x |