| x | ÷ | 40 | × | 8 | + | ( | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | 40 | ) | × | 4 | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | × | 1 5 | + | ( | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | 40 | ) | × | 4 |
1 5 | x | + | ( | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | 40 | ) | × | 4 | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 5 | x | + | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | 40 | × | 4 |
| = | 1 5 | x | + | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | × | 1 10 |
| = | 1 5 | x | + | x | × | 1 10 | − | 2 | × | 1 10 |
| = | 1 5 | x | + | x | × | 1 10 | − | 1 5 |
| = | 3 10 | x | − | 1 5 |
3 10 | x | − | 1 5 | = | 1 |
3 10 | x | = | 1 | + | 1 5 |
3 10 | x | = | 6 5 |
| x | = | 6 5 | ÷ | 3 10 |
| = | 6 5 | × | 10 3 |
| = | 2 | × | 2 |
| x | = | 4 |