| 500 | ( | 1 | + | a | ) | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 1000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) | × | 10 | = | 55000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 500 | ( | 1 | + | a | ) | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| 500 | ( | 1 | + | a | ) | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) | = | 55000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 500 | × | 1 | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 500 | a | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 500 | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 500 | a | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 500 | × | 100 | − | 500 | a | + | 500 | a | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 50000 | − | 500 | a | + | 500 | a | ( | 100 | − | a | ) | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 50000 | − | 500 | a | + | 500 | a | × | 100 | − | 500 | a | a | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 50000 | − | 500 | a | + | 50000 | a | − | 500 | a | a | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 50000 | + | 49500 | a | − | 500 | a | a | + | 10000 | ( | 1 | + | 3 | a | ) |
| = | 50000 | + | 49500 | a | − | 500 | a | a | + | 10000 | × | 1 | + | 10000 | × | 3 | a |
| = | 50000 | + | 49500 | a | − | 500 | a | a | + | 10000 | + | 30000 | a |
| = | 60000 | + | 79500 | a | − | 500 | a | a |
| 60000 | + | 79500 | a | − | 500 | a | a | = | 55000 |