| ( | 50 | + | x | ) | + | ( | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | ) | − | x | + | 10 100 | x | = | 100 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | + | ( | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | ) | − | 9 10 | x |
| ( | 50 | + | x | ) | + | ( | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | ) | − | 9 10 | x | = | 100 |
| Left side of the equation = | 50 | + | x | + | ( | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | ) | − | 9 10 | x |
| = | 50 | + | 1 10 | x | + | ( | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | ) |
| = | 50 | + | 1 10 | x | + | 20 100 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) |
| = | 50 | + | 1 10 | x | + | 20 100 | × | 50 | + | 20 100 | x |
| = | 50 | + | 1 10 | x | + | 10 | + | 20 100 | x |
| = | 60 | + | 3 10 | x |
| 60 | + | 3 10 | x | = | 100 |
3 10 | x | = | 100 | − | 60 |
3 10 | x | = | 40 |
| x | = | 40 | ÷ | 3 10 |
| = | 40 | × | 10 3 |
| x | = | 400 3 |
| x | = | 133.333333 |