| x | ÷ | ( | x | + | 5 | ) | × | 8 | = | 8 | ÷ | 15 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| x | × | 8 | = | 8 | ÷ | 15 | × | ( | x | + | 5 | ) |
| x | × | 8 | = | 8 | ÷ | 15 | × | x | + | 8 | ÷ | 15 | × | 5 |
| x | × | 8 | = | 8 15 | x | + | 8 3 |
| 8 | x | − | 8 15 | x | = | 8 3 |
112 15 | x | = | 8 3 |
| x | = | 8 3 | ÷ | 112 15 |
| = | 8 3 | × | 15 112 |
| = | 1 | × | 5 14 |
| x | = | 5 14 |
| x | = | 0.357143 |