7 10 | x | + | 1 5 | ( | 3 | x | + | 500 | ) | + | 1 20 | ( | 9 | x | + | 3500 | ) | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) | = | 1000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 7 10 | x | + | 1 5 | × | 3 | x | + | 1 5 | × | 500 | + | 1 20 | ( | 9 | x | + | 3500 | ) | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 7 10 | x | + | 3 5 | x | + | 100 | + | 1 20 | ( | 9 | x | + | 3500 | ) | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 13 10 | x | + | 100 | + | 1 20 | ( | 9 | x | + | 3500 | ) | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 13 10 | x | + | 100 | + | 1 20 | × | 9 | x | + | 1 20 | × | 3500 | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 13 10 | x | + | 100 | + | 9 20 | x | + | 175 | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 7 4 | x | + | 275 | + | 1 20 | ( | 27 | x | + | 15500 | ) |
| = | 7 4 | x | + | 275 | + | 1 20 | × | 27 | x | + | 1 20 | × | 15500 |
| = | 7 4 | x | + | 275 | + | 27 20 | x | + | 775 |
| = | 31 10 | x | + | 1050 |
31 10 | x | + | 1050 | = | 1000 |
31 10 | x | = | 1000 | − | 1050 |
31 10 | x | = | - | 50 |
| x | = | - | 50 | ÷ | 31 10 |
| = | - | 50 | × | 10 31 |
| x | = | - | 500 31 |
| x | = | - 16.129032 |