| 4000 | ÷ | x | − | 2 | = | 4000 | ÷ | ( | 5 4 | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x | , | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) |
| 4000 | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | − | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4000 | × | 1 |
| 4000 | × | 5 4 | × | 1 | − | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4000 | × | 1 |
| 5000 | − | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4000 |
| 5000 | − | 2 | x | × | 5 4 | × | 1 | = | 4000 |
| 5000 | − | 5 2 | x | = | 4000 |
| - | 5 2 | x | = | 4000 | − | 5000 |
| - | 5 2 | x | = | - | 1000 |
| 1000 | = | 5 2 | x |
5 2 | x | = | 1000 |
| x | = | 1000 | ÷ | 5 2 |
| = | 1000 | × | 2 5 |
| = | 200 | × | 2 |
| x | = | 400 |