| 4 | ÷ | ( | 8 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 32 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 8 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 4 | = | 32 | ( | 8 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 4 | = | 32 | × | 8 | x | + | 32 | × | 5 |
| 4 | = | 256 | x | + | 160 |
| - | 256 | x | = | 160 | − | 4 |
| - | 256 | x | = | 156 |
| - | 156 | = | 256 | x |
| 256 | x | = | - | 156 |
| x | = | - | 156 | ÷ | 256 |
| = | - | 156 | × | 1 256 |
| = | - | 39 | × | 1 64 |
| x | = | - | 39 64 |
| x | = | - 0.609375 |