| ( | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | = | ( | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 40 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| ( | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | = | ( | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 40 | × | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | = | ( | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 40 | × | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | = | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 4 | ÷ | 40 | × | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | = | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| x | × | 3 4 | − | 20 | × | 3 4 | = | ( | x | − | 20 | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | ) | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| x | × | 3 4 | − | 20 | × | 3 4 | = | x | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | − | 20 | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | + | 500 | × | 3 25 | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
| x | × | 3 4 | − | 15 | = | x | × | 3 160 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | − | 3 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | x | × | 3 160 | × | 40 | + | x | × | 3 160 | × | 500 | ÷ | 20 | − | 3 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | x | × | 3 4 | + | x | × | 15 32 | − | 3 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 3 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 3 8 | × | 40 | − | 3 8 | × | 500 | ÷ | 20 | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 15 | − | 75 8 | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 195 8 | + | 9 8 | ( | 40 | + | 500 | ÷ | 20 | ) |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 195 8 | + | 9 8 | × | 40 | + | 9 8 | × | 500 | ÷ | 20 |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | − | 195 8 | + | 45 | + | 225 8 |
3 4 | x | − | 15 | = | 39 32 | x | + | 195 4 |
3 4 | x | − | 39 32 | x | = | 195 4 | + | 15 |
| - | 15 32 | x | = | 195 4 | + | 15 |
| - | 15 32 | x | = | 255 4 |
| - | 255 4 | = | 15 32 | x |
15 32 | x | = | - | 255 4 |
| x | = | - | 255 4 | ÷ | 15 32 |
| = | - | 255 4 | × | 32 15 |
| = | - | 17 | × | 8 |
| x | = | - | 136 |