| 1 | ÷ | d | + | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | d | + | 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | d | − | 8 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | d |
| 1 | + | 1 | d | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | + | 2 | d | + | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | 8 | d |
| 1 | d | − | 2 | d | + | 8 | d | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | 1 |
| 1 | d | − | 2 | d | + | 8 | d | = | 1 | + | 1 | − | 1 |
| 7 | d | = | 1 | + | 1 | − | 1 |
| 7 | d | = | 1 |
| d | = | 1 | ÷ | 7 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 7 |
| d | = | 1 7 |
| d | = | 0.142857 |