| ( | 1 | ÷ | 20 | + | 1 | ÷ | 30 | ) | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 20 | × | ( | 16 | − | x | ) | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 1 | ÷ | 20 | + | 1 | ÷ | 30 | ) | x | + | 1 20 | ( | 16 | − | x | ) |
| ( | 1 | ÷ | 20 | + | 1 | ÷ | 30 | ) | x | + | 1 20 | ( | 16 | − | x | ) | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 20 | × | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 30 | × | x | + | 1 20 | ( | 16 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 20 | x | + | 1 30 | x | + | 1 20 | ( | 16 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 12 | x | + | 1 20 | ( | 16 | − | x | ) |
| = | 1 12 | x | + | 1 20 | × | 16 | − | 1 20 | x |
| = | 1 12 | x | + | 4 5 | − | 1 20 | x |
| = | 1 30 | x | + | 4 5 |
1 30 | x | + | 4 5 | = | 1 |
1 30 | x | = | 1 | − | 4 5 |
1 30 | x | = | 1 5 |
| x | = | 1 5 | ÷ | 1 30 |
| = | 1 5 | × | 30 |
| = | 1 | × | 6 |
| x | = | 6 |