| ( | 10 | + | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | = | 7 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) |
| ( | 10 | + | x | ) | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | × | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 7 | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | + | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | × | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 7 | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) |
| 10 | + | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | × | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 7 | × | 8 | + | 7 | × | 2 |
| 10 | + | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | × | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 56 | + | 14 |
| 10 | + | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | × | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 70 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) |
| 10 | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 70 | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) |
| 10 | × | 8 | − | 10 | × | 2 | + | x | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 70 | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) |
| 10 | × | 8 | − | 10 | × | 2 | + | x | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 70 | × | 8 | − | 70 | × | 2 |
| 80 | − | 20 | + | x | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 560 | − | 140 |
| 60 | + | x | ( | 8 | − | 2 | ) | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 420 |
| 60 | + | x | × | 8 | − | x | × | 2 | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 420 |
| 60 | + | 6 | x | + | x | ( | 8 | + | 2 | ) | = | 420 |
| 60 | + | 6 | x | + | x | × | 8 | + | x | × | 2 | = | 420 |
| 60 | + | 16 | x | = | 420 |
| 16 | x | = | 420 | − | 60 |
| 16 | x | = | 360 |
| x | = | 360 | ÷ | 16 |
| = | 360 | × | 1 16 |
| = | 45 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 45 2 |
| x | = | 22.5 |