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