| 1 | ÷ | 7 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 7 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 |
1 7 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 7 | x | − | 1 7 | × | 1 | + | 1 |
| = | 1 7 | x | − | 1 7 | + | 1 |
| = | 1 7 | x | + | 6 7 |
1 7 | x | + | 6 7 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 5 | x | + | 1 |
1 7 | x | + | 6 7 | = | 1 5 | x | + | 1 |
1 7 | x | − | 1 5 | x | = | 1 | − | 6 7 |
| - | 2 35 | x | = | 1 | − | 6 7 |
| - | 2 35 | x | = | 1 7 |
| - | 1 7 | = | 2 35 | x |
2 35 | x | = | - | 1 7 |
| x | = | - | 1 7 | ÷ | 2 35 |
| = | - | 1 7 | × | 35 2 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 5 2 |
| x | = | - | 5 2 |
| x | = | - 2.5 |