| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) | = | ( | 9 10 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) | , | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) |
| ( | x | − | 1 | ) | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | ( | 9 10 | − | x | ) | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| x | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | ( | 9 10 | − | x | ) | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| x | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | 9 10 | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| x | × | 2000 | − | x | × | 1000 | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | 9 10 | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| x | × | 2000 | − | x | × | 1000 | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | 9 10 | × | 1000 | − | 9 10 | × | 800 | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| x | × | 2000 | − | x | × | 1000 | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | 900 | − | 720 | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| 1000 | x | − | 1 | ( | 2000 | − | 1000 | ) | = | 180 | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| 1000 | x | − | 1 | × | 2000 | + | 1 | × | 1000 | = | 180 | − | x | ( | 1000 | − | 800 | ) |
| 1000 | x | − | 1 | × | 2000 | + | 1 | × | 1000 | = | 180 | − | x | × | 1000 | + | x | × | 800 |
| 1000 | x | − | 2000 | + | 1000 | = | 180 | − | x | × | 1000 | + | x | × | 800 |
| 1000 | x | − | 1000 | = | 180 | − | 200 | x |
| 1000 | x | + | 200 | x | = | 180 | + | 1000 |
| 1200 | x | = | 180 | + | 1000 |
| 1200 | x | = | 1180 |
| x | = | 1180 | ÷ | 1200 |
| = | 1180 | × | 1 1200 |
| = | 59 | × | 1 60 |
| x | = | 59 60 |
| x | = | 0.983333 |