| ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | ÷ | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) | = | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| ( | x | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | = | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | = | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | = | x | × | 4 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 4 | × | 4 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 2 | = | x | × | 4 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 16 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 2 | = | x | × | 4 | × | 5 | ÷ | 2 | − | 16 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 2 | = | x | × | 10 | − | 16 | ( | 5 | ÷ | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 2 | = | 10 | x | − | 16 | × | 5 | ÷ | 2 |
| x | + | 1 2 | = | 10 | x | − | 40 |
| x | − | 10 | x | = | - | 40 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 9 | x | = | - | 40 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 9 | x | = | - | 81 2 |
81 2 | = | 9 | x |
| 9 | x | = | 81 2 |
| x | = | 81 2 | ÷ | 9 |
| = | 81 2 | × | 1 9 |
| = | 9 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 9 2 |
| x | = | 4.5 |