| ( | x | − | 12 | ) | ÷ | 36 | = | ( | x | + | 12 | ) | ÷ | 18 | − | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | × | 1 36 | − | 12 | × | 1 36 |
| = | x | × | 1 36 | − | 1 3 |
1 36 | x | − | 1 3 | = | ( | x | + | 12 | ) | ÷ | 18 | − | 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | × | 1 18 | + | 12 | × | 1 18 | − | 2 |
| = | x | × | 1 18 | + | 2 3 | − | 2 |
| = | 1 18 | x | − | 4 3 |
1 36 | x | − | 1 3 | = | 1 18 | x | − | 4 3 |
1 36 | x | − | 1 18 | x | = | - | 4 3 | + | 1 3 |
| - | 1 36 | x | = | - | 4 3 | + | 1 3 |
| - | 1 36 | x | = | - | 1 |
| 1 | = | 1 36 | x |
1 36 | x | = | 1 |
| x | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 36 |
| = | 1 | × | 36 |
| x | = | 36 |