| x | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | = | 17 5000 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| x | = | 17 5000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| x | = | 17 5000 | × | 1 | − | 17 5000 | x |
| x | = | 17 5000 | − | 17 5000 | x |
| x | + | 17 5000 | x | = | 17 5000 |
5017 5000 | x | = | 17 5000 |
| x | = | 17 5000 | ÷ | 5017 5000 |
| = | 17 5000 | × | 5000 5017 |
| = | 17 | × | 1 5017 |
| x | = | 17 5017 |
| x | = | 0.003388 |