| 2 | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | ) | ÷ | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 20 | ) | = | 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 20 | ) |
| 2 | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 20 | ) | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | ) | = | 5 | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 20 | ) |
| 2 | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 2 | × | 20 | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | ) | = | 5 | ( | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 20 | ) |
| 2 | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 2 | × | 20 | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | ) | = | 5 | x | ÷ | 4 | − | 5 | × | 20 |
1 2 | x | − | 40 | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | ) | = | 5 4 | x | − | 100 |
1 2 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | x | = | 5 4 | x | − | 100 |
1 2 | x | − | 40 | + | 1 2 | x | = | 5 4 | x | − | 100 |
| 1 | x | − | 40 | = | 5 4 | x | − | 100 |
| 1 | x | − | 5 4 | x | = | - | 100 | + | 40 |
| - | 1 4 | x | = | - | 100 | + | 40 |
| - | 1 4 | x | = | - | 60 |
| 60 | = | 1 4 | x |
1 4 | x | = | 60 |
| x | = | 60 | ÷ | 1 4 |
| = | 60 | × | 4 |
| x | = | 240 |