| 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 42 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) |
1 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 42 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 1 2 | × | 42 |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 7 | x | − | 21 |
| = | 5 14 | x | − | 21 |
5 14 | x | − | 21 | = | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 42 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 3 | ( | 42 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | ) |
5 14 | x | − | 21 | = | 1 3 | ( | 42 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 3 | × | 42 | + | 1 3 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 1 3 | × | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x |
| = | 14 | + | 1 6 | ( | x | − | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 42 | ) | + | 2 21 | x |
| = | 14 | + | 1 6 | x | − | 1 6 | × | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | − | 1 6 | × | 42 | + | 2 21 | x |
| = | 14 | + | 1 6 | x | − | 1 21 | x | − | 7 | + | 2 21 | x |
| = | 7 | + | 3 14 | x |
5 14 | x | − | 21 | = | 7 | + | 3 14 | x |
5 14 | x | − | 3 14 | x | = | 7 | + | 21 |
1 7 | x | = | 7 | + | 21 |
1 7 | x | = | 28 |
| x | = | 28 | ÷ | 1 7 |
| = | 28 | × | 7 |
| x | = | 196 |