| 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ) | = | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | − | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ) |
1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ) | = | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | − | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | x | + | 1 4 | × | 1 |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | x | + | 1 4 |
| = | 1 4 | x | + | 1 4 |
1 4 | x | + | 1 4 | = | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | − | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 4 | x | − | 1 |
1 4 | x | + | 1 4 | = | 3 4 | x | − | 1 |
1 4 | x | − | 3 4 | x | = | - | 1 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 1 2 | x | = | - | 1 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 1 2 | x | = | - | 5 4 |
5 4 | = | 1 2 | x |
1 2 | x | = | 5 4 |
| x | = | 5 4 | ÷ | 1 2 |
| = | 5 4 | × | 2 |
| = | 5 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 5 2 |
| x | = | 2.5 |