| 8 | x | × | 500 | = | 10 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) | × | 500 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4000 | x |
| 4000 | x | = | 10 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) | × | 500 |
| Right side of the equation = | 5000 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) |
| 4000 | x | = | 5000 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 5000 | x | − | 5000 | × | 10 |
| = | 5000 | x | − | 50000 |
| 4000 | x | = | 5000 | x | − | 50000 |
| 4000 | x | − | 5000 | x | = | - | 50000 |
| - | 1000 | x | = | - | 50000 |
| 50000 | = | 1000 | x |
| 1000 | x | = | 50000 |
| x | = | 50000 | ÷ | 1000 |
| = | 50000 | × | 1 1000 |
| = | 50 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 50 |