| 10 | = | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) | − | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) | = | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | − | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | × | 1 | + | 10 | × | 2 | = | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | − | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | × | 1 | + | 10 | × | 2 | = | 1 | + | X | − | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | + | 20 | = | 1 | + | X | − | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 30 | = | 1 | + | X | − | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 2 | ) |
| 30 | = | 1 | + | X | − | 1 | × | 1 | − | 1 | × | 2 |
| 30 | = | 1 | + | X | − | 1 | − | 2 |
| 30 | = | - | 2 | + | X |
| - | X | = | - | 2 | − | 30 |
| - | X | = | - | 32 |
| 32 | = | X |
| X | = | 32 |