| x | = | 1 | ÷ | 17 | ÷ | ( | 1 | ÷ | 17 | + | 99 | ÷ | 18 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | ÷ | 17 | + | 99 | ÷ | 18 | ) |
| x | ( | 1 | ÷ | 17 | + | 99 | ÷ | 18 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 17 |
| x | × | 1 | ÷ | 17 | + | x | × | 99 | ÷ | 18 | = | 1 | ÷ | 17 |
| x | × | 1 17 | + | x | × | 11 2 | = | 1 17 |
189 34 | x | = | 1 17 |
| x | = | 1 17 | ÷ | 189 34 |
| = | 1 17 | × | 34 189 |
| = | 1 | × | 2 189 |
| x | = | 2 189 |
| x | = | 0.010582 |