| 1 | ÷ | ( | 200 | + | x | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | = | 1 | ÷ | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 200 | + | x | ) | , | x |
| 1 | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | ( | 200 | + | x | ) | x | = | 1 | ( | 200 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | 200 | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | x | x | = | 1 | ( | 200 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | 200 | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | x | x | = | 1 | × | 200 | + | 1 | x |
| 1 | x | − | 200 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | x | − | 1 | ÷ | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | × | x | x | = | 200 | + | 1 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | − | 200 | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 200 | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | x | × | 20 | + | 1 | x | x | − | 200 | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 200 | ( | 20 | + | x | ) | + | 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| 1 | x | × | 20 | + | 1 | x | x | − | 200 | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 200 | × | 20 | + | 200 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| 20 | x | + | 1 | x | x | − | 200 | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 4000 | + | 200 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| - | 180 | x | + | 1 | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 4000 | + | 200 | x | + | 1 | x | ( | 20 | + | x | ) |
| - | 180 | x | + | 1 | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 4000 | + | 200 | x | + | 1 | x | × | 20 | + | 1 | x | x |
| - | 180 | x | + | 1 | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 4000 | + | 200 | x | + | 20 | x | + | 1 | x | x |
| - | 180 | x | + | 1 | x | x | − | 1 | x | x | = | 4000 | + | 220 | x | + | 1 | x | x |