| x | = | ( | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | ) | ÷ | ( | 3 5 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 3 5 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | ( | 3 5 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ) | = | ( | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | ( | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | × | 13 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | × | 13 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | 18 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 39 5 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 18 | − | x | ) | = | 18 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
39 5 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | × | 18 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 18 | ( | 13 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
39 5 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | × | 18 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 18 | × | 13 | − | 18 | x | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
39 5 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 36 5 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 234 | − | 18 | x | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| 15 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 234 | − | 18 | x | − | x | ( | 13 | − | x | ) |
| 15 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 234 | − | 18 | x | − | x | × | 13 | + | x | x |
| 15 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 234 | − | 31 | x | + | x | x |