| 4000 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | × | 4 | − | 7000 | = | 0 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | X | ) |
| 4000 | × | 4 | − | 7000 | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | = | 0 |
| 4000 | × | 4 | − | 7000 | × | 1 | − | 7000 | X | = | 0 |
| 16000 | − | 7000 | − | 7000 | X | = | 0 |
| 9000 | − | 7000 | X | = | 0 |
| - | 7000 | X | = | 0 | − | 9000 |
| - | 7000 | X | = | - | 9000 |
| 9000 | = | 7000 | X |
| 7000 | X | = | 9000 |
| X | = | 9000 | ÷ | 7000 |
| = | 9000 | × | 1 7000 |
| = | 9 | × | 1 7 |
| X | = | 9 7 |
| X | = | 1.285714 |