| x | ÷ | ( | 15 | + | 3 | ) | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 15 2 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 15 | + | 3 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | ( | 15 | + | 3 | ) | = | 15 2 | ( | 15 | + | 3 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | = | 15 2 | ( | 15 | + | 3 | ) |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | = | 15 2 | × | 15 | + | 15 2 | × | 3 |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | = | 225 2 | + | 45 2 |
| x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | = | 135 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| x | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | + | x | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 135 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| x | × | 15 | − | x | × | 3 | + | x | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 135 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| x | × | 15 | − | x | × | 3 | + | x | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 135 | × | 15 | − | 135 | × | 3 |
| x | × | 15 | − | x | × | 3 | + | x | × | 15 | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 2025 | − | 405 |
| 27 | x | + | x | ÷ | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 1620 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| 27 | x | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | + | x | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 1620 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| 27 | x | × | 15 | − | 27 | x | × | 3 | + | x | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 1620 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) |
| 27 | x | × | 15 | − | 27 | x | × | 3 | + | x | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 1620 | × | 15 | − | 1620 | × | 3 |
| 405 | x | − | 81 | x | + | x | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 24300 | − | 4860 |
| 324 | x | + | x | × | 3 | ( | 15 | − | 3 | ) | = | 19440 |
| 324 | x | + | x | × | 3 | × | 15 | − | x | × | 3 | × | 3 | = | 19440 |
| 324 | x | + | x | × | 45 | − | x | × | 9 | = | 19440 |
| 360 | x | = | 19440 |
| x | = | 19440 | ÷ | 360 |
| = | 19440 | × | 1 360 |
| = | 54 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 54 |