| ( | 24 | − | 4 | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) | = | ( | 4 | x | − | 7 | ) | ÷ | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) | , | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) |
| ( | 24 | − | 4 | x | ) | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | ( | 4 | x | − | 7 | ) | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 24 | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | ( | 4 | x | − | 7 | ) | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 24 | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | − | 4 | x | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | 4 | x | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) | − | 7 | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 24 | × | 24 | − | 24 | × | 3 | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | 4 | x | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) | − | 7 | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 24 | × | 24 | − | 24 | × | 3 | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | 4 | x | × | 3 | x | + | 4 | x | × | 7 | − | 7 | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 576 | − | 72 | x | − | 4 | x | ( | 24 | − | 3 | x | ) | = | 12 | x | x | + | 28 | x | − | 7 | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 576 | − | 72 | x | − | 4 | x | × | 24 | + | 4 | x | × | 3 | x | = | 12 | x | x | + | 28 | x | − | 7 | ( | 3 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 576 | − | 72 | x | − | 4 | x | × | 24 | + | 4 | x | × | 3 | x | = | 12 | x | x | + | 28 | x | − | 7 | × | 3 | x | − | 7 | × | 7 |
| 576 | − | 72 | x | − | 96 | x | + | 12 | x | x | = | 12 | x | x | + | 28 | x | − | 21 | x | − | 49 |
| 576 | − | 168 | x | + | 12 | x | x | = | 12 | x | x | + | 7 | x | − | 49 |
| x1= | 25 7 |