| x | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | 4 | ) | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 20 | + | 4 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | ( | 20 | + | 4 | ) | = | 5 | ( | 20 | + | 4 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | = | 5 | ( | 20 | + | 4 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | = | 5 | × | 20 | + | 5 | × | 4 |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | = | 100 | + | 20 |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | = | 120 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| x | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | + | x | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 120 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| x | × | 20 | − | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 120 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| x | × | 20 | − | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 120 | × | 20 | − | 120 | × | 4 |
| x | × | 20 | − | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 20 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 2400 | − | 480 |
| 36 | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 1920 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| 36 | x | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | + | x | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 1920 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| 36 | x | × | 20 | − | 36 | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 1920 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) |
| 36 | x | × | 20 | − | 36 | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 1920 | × | 20 | − | 1920 | × | 4 |
| 720 | x | − | 144 | x | + | x | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 38400 | − | 7680 |
| 576 | x | + | x | × | 4 | ( | 20 | − | 4 | ) | = | 30720 |
| 576 | x | + | x | × | 4 | × | 20 | − | x | × | 4 | × | 4 | = | 30720 |
| 576 | x | + | x | × | 80 | − | x | × | 16 | = | 30720 |
| 640 | x | = | 30720 |
| x | = | 30720 | ÷ | 640 |
| = | 30720 | × | 1 640 |
| = | 48 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 48 |