| x | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 8 | × | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 16 | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 32 | × | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | x | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| x | + | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | 8 | × | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 16 | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 32 | × | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | x | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 1 | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | x | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 3 2 | x | − | 1 2 | + | 1 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 3 2 | x | − | 1 2 | + | 1 4 | x | − | 1 4 | × | 2 |
| = | 3 2 | x | − | 1 2 | + | 1 4 | x | − | 1 2 |
| = | 7 4 | x | − | 1 |
7 4 | x | − | 1 | = | 1 | ÷ | 8 | × | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 16 | × | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 32 | × | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | + | 1 16 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
7 4 | x | − | 1 | = | 1 8 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | + | 1 16 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 8 | x | − | 1 8 | × | 3 | + | 1 16 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| = | 1 8 | x | − | 3 8 | + | 1 16 | ( | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| = | 1 8 | x | − | 3 8 | + | 1 16 | x | − | 1 16 | × | 4 | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| = | 1 8 | x | − | 3 8 | + | 1 16 | x | − | 1 4 | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 5 8 | + | 1 32 | ( | x | − | 5 | ) |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 5 8 | + | 1 32 | x | − | 1 32 | × | 5 |
| = | 3 16 | x | − | 5 8 | + | 1 32 | x | − | 5 32 |
| = | 7 32 | x | − | 25 32 |
7 4 | x | − | 1 | = | 7 32 | x | − | 25 32 |
7 4 | x | − | 7 32 | x | = | - | 25 32 | + | 1 |
49 32 | x | = | - | 25 32 | + | 1 |
49 32 | x | = | 7 32 |
| x | = | 7 32 | ÷ | 49 32 |
| = | 7 32 | × | 32 49 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 7 |
| x | = | 1 7 |
| x | = | 0.142857 |