| ( | 291 500 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 583 1000 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 | − | 2 5 | = | 20 |
| Left side of the equation = | 291 500 | × | 1000 | − | 287 500 | × | 1000 | + | ( | 583 1000 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 | − | 2 5 |
| = | 582 | − | 574 | + | ( | 583 1000 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 | − | 2 5 |
| = | 38 5 | + | ( | 583 1000 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | 38 5 | + | 583 1000 | × | 1000 | − | 287 500 | × | 1000 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | 38 5 | + | 583 | − | 574 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | 83 5 | + | ( | z | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | 83 5 | + | z | × | 1000 | − | 287 500 | × | 1000 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | 83 5 | + | z | × | 1000 | − | 574 | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | - | 2787 5 | + | 1000 | z | + | ( | 72 125 | − | 287 500 | ) | × | 1200 |
| = | - | 2787 5 | + | 1000 | z | + | 72 125 | × | 1200 | − | 287 500 | × | 1200 |
| = | - | 2787 5 | + | 1000 | z | + | 3456 5 | − | 3444 5 |
| = | - | 555 | + | 1000 | z |
| - | 555 | + | 1000 | z | = | 20 |
| 1000 | z | = | 20 | + | 555 |
| 1000 | z | = | 575 |
| z | = | 575 | ÷ | 1000 |
| = | 575 | × | 1 1000 |
| = | 23 | × | 1 40 |
| z | = | 23 40 |
| z | = | 0.575 |