| ( | x | − | 740 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | ÷ | 800 | = | ( | x | − | 300 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | ÷ | 1000 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 800 | − | 740 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 800 |
| = | x | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 800 | − | 37 40 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 | × | 1 800 | − | x | × | 40 100 | × | 1 800 | − | 37 40 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 800 | − | x | × | 1 2000 | − | 37 40 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | 3 4000 | x | − | 37 40 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | 3 4000 | x | − | 37 40 | × | 1 | + | 37 40 | × | 40 100 |
| = | 3 4000 | x | − | 37 40 | + | 37 100 |
| = | 3 4000 | x | − | 111 200 |
3 4000 | x | − | 111 200 | = | ( | x | − | 300 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | ÷ | 1000 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 1000 | − | 300 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 1000 |
| = | x | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) | × | 1 1000 | − | 3 10 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 | × | 1 1000 | − | x | × | 40 100 | × | 1 1000 | − | 3 10 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | x | × | 1 1000 | − | x | × | 1 2500 | − | 3 10 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | 3 5000 | x | − | 3 10 | ( | 1 | − | 40 100 | ) |
| = | 3 5000 | x | − | 3 10 | × | 1 | + | 3 10 | × | 40 100 |
| = | 3 5000 | x | − | 3 10 | + | 3 25 |
| = | 3 5000 | x | − | 9 50 |
3 4000 | x | − | 111 200 | = | 3 5000 | x | − | 9 50 |
3 4000 | x | − | 3 5000 | x | = | - | 9 50 | + | 111 200 |
3 20000 | x | = | - | 9 50 | + | 111 200 |
3 20000 | x | = | 3 8 |
| x | = | 3 8 | ÷ | 3 20000 |
| = | 3 8 | × | 20000 3 |
| = | 1 | × | 2500 |
| x | = | 2500 |