| 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 8 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | , | ( | x | − | 7 | ) |
| 1 | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) |
| 1 | x | − | 1 | × | 7 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | = | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) |
| 1 | x | − | 1 | × | 7 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | = | 1 | x | − | 1 | × | 4 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) |
| 1 | x | − | 7 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | = | 1 | x | − | 4 | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | , | ( | x | − | 8 | ) |
| 1 | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | = | 1 | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | x | × | 5 | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | = | 1 | x | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | ( | x | − | 7 | ) | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | x | × | 5 | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | = | 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | x | × | 5 | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 |
| 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | × | 8 | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | = | 1 | x | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 1 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | × | 8 | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | × | 8 | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 7 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 5 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | ( | x | − | 8 | ) | − | 4 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 5 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 5 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 40 | x |
| 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 96 | x | = | 1 | x | x | x | − | 8 | x | x | − | 5 | x | x | + | 72 | x |