| 1 | + | 23 400 | = | ( | 1 | + | 21 4 | ÷ | 400 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 423 400 |
423 400 | = | ( | 1 | + | 21 4 | ÷ | 400 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) | + | 21 4 | ÷ | 400 | × | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| = | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) | + | 21 1600 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| = | 1 | × | 1 | + | 1 | × | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | + | 21 1600 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| = | 1 | + | 3 400 | x | + | 21 1600 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 | ) |
| = | 1 | + | 3 400 | x | + | 21 1600 | × | 1 | + | 21 1600 | × | 3 | x | ÷ | 400 |
| = | 1 | + | 3 400 | x | + | 21 1600 | + | 63 640000 | x |
| = | 1621 1600 | + | 4863 640000 | x |
423 400 | = | 1621 1600 | + | 4863 640000 | x |
| - | 4863 640000 | x | = | 1621 1600 | − | 423 400 |
| - | 4863 640000 | x | = | - | 71 1600 |
71 1600 | = | 4863 640000 | x |
4863 640000 | x | = | 71 1600 |
| x | = | 71 1600 | ÷ | 4863 640000 |
| = | 71 1600 | × | 640000 4863 |
| = | 71 | × | 400 4863 |
| x | = | 28400 4863 |
| x | = | 5.840016 |