| 12 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | + | 1 | = | 12 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | , | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) |
| 12 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) |
| 12 | × | 2 | x | + | 12 | × | 4 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) |
| 12 | × | 2 | x | + | 12 | × | 4 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 12 | × | 3 |
| 24 | x | + | 48 | + | 1 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 24 | x | + | 48 | + | 1 | x | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 1 | × | 3 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 24 | x | + | 48 | + | 1 | x | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | + | 3 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 24 | x | + | 48 | + | 1 | x | × | 2 | x | + | 1 | x | × | 4 | + | 3 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 24 | x | + | 48 | + | 2 | x | x | + | 4 | x | + | 3 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 28 | x | + | 48 | + | 2 | x | x | + | 3 | ( | 2 | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 28 | x | + | 48 | + | 2 | x | x | + | 3 | × | 2 | x | + | 3 | × | 4 | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 28 | x | + | 48 | + | 2 | x | x | + | 6 | x | + | 12 | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |
| 34 | x | + | 60 | + | 2 | x | x | = | 12 | x | + | 36 |