| 20 | × | 157 50 | × | 1 2 | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | = | ( | 2 | × | 157 50 | × | 147 1000 | ( | 560 | − | x | ) | ) | ÷ | 673 2000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 157 5 | ( | x | − | 20 | ) |
157 5 | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | = | ( | 2 | × | 157 50 | × | 147 1000 | ( | 560 | − | x | ) | ) | ÷ | 673 2000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 157 5 | x | − | 157 5 | × | 20 |
| = | 157 5 | x | − | 628 |
157 5 | x | − | 628 | = | ( | 2 | × | 157 50 | × | 147 1000 | ( | 560 | − | x | ) | ) | ÷ | 673 2000 |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | × | 157 50 | × | 147 1000 | ( | 560 | − | x | ) | × | 2000 673 |
| = | 46158 16825 | ( | 560 | − | x | ) |
| = | 46158 16825 | × | 560 | − | 46158 16825 | x |
| = | 5169696 3365 | − | 46158 16825 | x |
157 5 | x | − | 628 | = | 5169696 3365 | − | 46158 16825 | x |
157 5 | x | + | 46158 16825 | x | = | 5169696 3365 | + | 628 |
574463 16825 | x | = | 5169696 3365 | + | 628 |
574463 16825 | x | = | 7282916 3365 |
| x | = | 7282916 3365 | ÷ | 574463 16825 |
| = | 7282916 3365 | × | 16825 574463 |
| = | 46388 673 | × | 3365 3659 |
| x | = | 156095620 2462507 |
| x | = | 231940 3659 |
| x | = | 63.388904 |