| ( | 1 100 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) | = | ( | 1 | − | 2 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) | , | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) |
| ( | 1 100 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | ( | 1 | − | 2 | ) | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
1 100 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | ( | 1 | − | 2 | ) | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
1 100 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
1 100 | × | 1 | − | 1 100 | × | 5 | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
1 100 | × | 1 | − | 1 100 | × | 5 | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 | × | 1 100 | − | 1 | × | 5 100 | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
1 100 | − | 1 20 | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | 1 100 | − | 1 20 | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
| - | 1 25 | − | x | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ) | = | - | 1 25 | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
| - | 1 25 | − | x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 5 | = | - | 1 25 | − | 2 | ( | 1 100 | − | 5 100 | ) |
| - | 1 25 | − | x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 5 | = | - | 1 25 | − | 2 | × | 1 100 | + | 2 | × | 5 100 |
| - | 1 25 | − | x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 5 | = | - | 1 25 | − | 1 50 | + | 1 10 |
| - | 1 25 | + | 4 | x | = | 1 25 |
| 4 | x | = | 1 25 | + | 1 25 |
| 4 | x | = | 2 25 |
| x | = | 2 25 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | 2 25 | × | 1 4 |
| = | 1 25 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 1 50 |
| x | = | 0.02 |