| ( | 299792458 | ÷ | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | ) | = | 5 |
| 299792458 | ÷ | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) | − | 1 | = | 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) |
| 299792458 | − | 1 | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) | = | 5 | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) |
| 299792458 | − | 1 | × | 299792458 | + | 1 | x | = | 5 | ( | 299792458 | − | x | ) |
| 299792458 | − | 1 | × | 299792458 | + | 1 | x | = | 5 | × | 299792458 | − | 5 | x |
| 299792458 | − | 299792458 | + | 1 | x | = | 1498962290 | − | 5 | x |
| 0 | + | 1 | x | = | 1498962290 | − | 5 | x |
| 1 | x | + | 5 | x | = | 1498962290 |
| 6 | x | = | 1498962290 |
| x | = | 1498962290 | ÷ | 6 |
| = | 1498962290 | × | 1 6 |
| = | 749481145 | × | 1 3 |
| x | = | 749481145 3 |
| x | = | 249827048.333332986 |