| 5 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 3 | ( | 3 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | x | + | 5 | × | 1 |
| = | 5 | x | + | 5 |
| 5 | x | + | 5 | = | 3 | ( | 3 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 | × | 3 | x | + | 3 | × | 1 |
| = | 9 | x | + | 3 |
| 5 | x | + | 5 | = | 9 | x | + | 3 |
| 5 | x | − | 9 | x | = | 3 | − | 5 |
| - | 4 | x | = | 3 | − | 5 |
| - | 4 | x | = | - | 2 |
| 2 | = | 4 | x |
| 4 | x | = | 2 |
| x | = | 2 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | 2 | × | 1 4 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 1 2 |
| x | = | 0.5 |