| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | X | + | 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 5 | − | 3 | X | ) | = | 9 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | X | + | 2 | ( | 5 | − | 3 | X | ) |
1 3 | X | + | 2 | ( | 5 | − | 3 | X | ) | = | 9 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | X | + | 2 | × | 5 | − | 2 | × | 3 | X |
| = | 1 3 | X | + | 10 | − | 6 | X |
| = | - | 17 3 | X | + | 10 |
| - | 17 3 | X | + | 10 | = | 9 |
| - | 17 3 | X | = | 9 | − | 10 |
| - | 17 3 | X | = | - | 1 |
| 1 | = | 17 3 | X |
17 3 | X | = | 1 |
| X | = | 1 | ÷ | 17 3 |
| = | 1 | × | 3 17 |
| X | = | 3 17 |
| X | = | 0.176471 |