| ( | 1 | − | 2 | x | ) | ÷ | 6 | + | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 3 | = | 1 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 4 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | × | 1 6 | − | 2 | x | × | 1 6 | + | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 1 3 |
| = | 1 6 | − | 1 3 | x | + | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 1 3 |
| = | 1 6 | − | 1 3 | x | + | x | × | 1 3 | + | 1 | × | 1 3 |
| = | 1 6 | − | 1 3 | x | + | x | × | 1 3 | + | 1 3 |
| = | 1 2 | − | 0 | x |
1 2 | − | 0 | x | = | 1 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 4 |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | − | 2 | x | × | 1 4 | − | 1 | × | 1 4 |
| = | 1 | − | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 |
| = | 3 4 | − | 1 2 | x |
1 2 | = | 3 4 | − | 1 2 | x |
1 2 | x | = | 3 4 | − | 1 2 |
1 2 | x | = | 1 4 |
| x | = | 1 4 | ÷ | 1 2 |
| = | 1 4 | × | 2 |
| = | 1 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 1 2 |
| x | = | 0.5 |