| X | + | 30 | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 400 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| X | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | 30 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 400 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 3 1000 | + | 30 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 400 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 3 1000 | + | 30 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 400 | × | 1 | − | 400 | × | 3 1000 |
| X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 3 1000 | + | 30 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 400 | − | 6 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 30 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 1994 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 30 | × | 1 | − | 30 | × | 3 1000 | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 1994 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 30 | − | 9 100 | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 1994 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 2991 100 | + | ( | X | + | 30 | ) | × | 3 1000 | = | 1994 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 2991 100 | + | X | × | 3 1000 | + | 30 | × | 3 1000 | = | 1994 5 |
997 1000 | X | + | 2991 100 | + | X | × | 3 1000 | + | 9 100 | = | 1994 5 |
| 1 | X | + | 30 | = | 1994 5 |
| 1 | X | = | 1994 5 | − | 30 |
| X | = | 1994 5 | − | 30 |
| X | = | 1844 5 |