| 1 | ÷ | 7 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 7 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 |
1 7 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 7 | x | − | 1 7 | × | 1 | + | 1 |
| = | 1 7 | x | − | 1 7 | + | 1 |
| = | 1 7 | x | + | 6 7 |
1 7 | x | + | 6 7 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 5 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
1 7 | x | + | 6 7 | = | 1 5 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 5 | x | − | 1 5 | × | 2 |
| = | 1 5 | x | − | 2 5 |
1 7 | x | + | 6 7 | = | 1 5 | x | − | 2 5 |
1 7 | x | − | 1 5 | x | = | - | 2 5 | − | 6 7 |
| - | 2 35 | x | = | - | 2 5 | − | 6 7 |
| - | 2 35 | x | = | - | 44 35 |
44 35 | = | 2 35 | x |
2 35 | x | = | 44 35 |
| x | = | 44 35 | ÷ | 2 35 |
| = | 44 35 | × | 35 2 |
| = | 22 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 22 |