| ( | 22 | − | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 49 |
| 22 | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | − | 16 | ÷ | x | × | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 49 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 22 | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | x | − | 16 | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 49 | x |
| 22 | x | x | + | 22 | × | 8 | x | + | 22 | × | 16 | ÷ | x | × | x | − | 16 | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 49 | x |
| 22 | x | x | + | 176 | x | + | 352 | ÷ | x | × | x | − | 16 | ( | x | + | 8 | + | 16 | ÷ | x | ) | = | 49 | x |
| 22 | x | x | + | 176 | x | + | 352 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | − | 16 | x | − | 16 | × | 8 | = | 49 | x |
| 22 | x | x | + | 176 | x | + | 352 | − | 16 | x | − | 128 | − | 256 | ÷ | x | = | 49 | x |
| 22 | x | x | + | 160 | x | + | 224 | − | 256 | ÷ | x | = | 49 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 22 | x | x | x | + | 160 | x | x | + | 224 | x | − | 256 | = | 49 | x | x |