| 2 | + | ( | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | ) | = | 40 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | ) |
| 2 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | ) | + | ( | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 40 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | ) |
| 2 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | + | ( | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 40 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | ) |
| 2 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | + | ( | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 40 | × | 1 | + | 40 | × | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x |
| 2 | + | 5 3 | x | + | ( | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | ) | = | 40 | + | 100 3 | x |
| 2 | + | 5 3 | x | + | 5 | ÷ | 6 | × | x | − | 1 | = | 40 | + | 100 3 | x |
| 2 | + | 5 3 | x | + | 5 6 | x | − | 1 | = | 40 | + | 100 3 | x |
| 1 | + | 5 2 | x | = | 40 | + | 100 3 | x |
5 2 | x | − | 100 3 | x | = | 40 | − | 1 |
| - | 185 6 | x | = | 40 | − | 1 |
| - | 185 6 | x | = | 39 |
| - | 39 | = | 185 6 | x |
185 6 | x | = | - | 39 |
| x | = | - | 39 | ÷ | 185 6 |
| = | - | 39 | × | 6 185 |
| x | = | - | 234 185 |
| x | = | - 1.264865 |