| 1 | ÷ | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | + | 4 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | = | 0 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 4 | − | x | ) |
| 1 | + | 4 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | × | ( | 4 | − | x | ) | = | 0 |
| 1 | + | 4 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | × | 4 | − | 4 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | × | x | = | 0 |
| 1 | + | 16 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | − | 4 | ÷ | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | × | x | = | 0 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 4 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | ( | 4 | + | x | ) | + | 16 | − | 4 | x | = | 0 |
| 1 | × | 4 | + | 1 | x | + | 16 | − | 4 | x | = | 0 |
| 4 | + | 1 | x | + | 16 | − | 4 | x | = | 0 |
| 20 | − | 3 | x | = | 0 |
| - | 3 | x | = | 0 | − | 20 |
| - | 3 | x | = | - | 20 |
| 20 | = | 3 | x |
| 3 | x | = | 20 |
| x | = | 20 | ÷ | 3 |
| = | 20 | × | 1 3 |
| x | = | 20 3 |
| x | = | 6.666667 |