| 200 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | = | 5 | ( | x | − | 150 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 200 | x | − | 200 | × | 3 |
| = | 200 | x | − | 600 |
| 200 | x | − | 600 | = | 5 | ( | x | − | 150 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 5 | x | − | 5 | × | 150 |
| = | 5 | x | − | 750 |
| 200 | x | − | 600 | = | 5 | x | − | 750 |
| 200 | x | − | 5 | x | = | - | 750 | + | 600 |
| 195 | x | = | - | 750 | + | 600 |
| 195 | x | = | - | 150 |
| x | = | - | 150 | ÷ | 195 |
| = | - | 150 | × | 1 195 |
| = | - | 10 | × | 1 13 |
| x | = | - | 10 13 |
| x | = | - 0.769231 |