| ( | 2 5 | x | + | 4 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 5 | − | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 25 | ) | ÷ | 3 100 | = | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 5 | x | × | 5 3 | + | 4 5 | × | 5 3 | − | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 25 | ) | × | 100 3 |
| = | 2 3 | x | + | 4 3 | − | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 25 | ) | × | 100 3 |
| = | 2 3 | x | + | 4 3 | − | 3 100 | x | × | 100 3 | − | 1 25 | × | 100 3 |
| = | 2 3 | x | + | 4 3 | − | 1 | x | − | 4 3 |
| = | - | 1 3 | x | + | 0 |
| - | 1 3 | x | + | 0 | = | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | × | 1 3 | − | 1 | × | 1 3 |
| = | x | × | 1 3 | − | 1 3 |
| - | 1 3 | x | = | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 |
| - | 1 3 | x | − | 1 3 | x | = | - | 1 3 |
| - | 2 3 | x | = | - | 1 3 |
1 3 | = | 2 3 | x |
2 3 | x | = | 1 3 |
| x | = | 1 3 | ÷ | 2 3 |
| = | 1 3 | × | 3 2 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 1 2 |
| x | = | 0.5 |