| ( | 1 4 | − | x | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 4 | − | 3 40 | ) | = | 101 10 | ÷ | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 4 | − | 3 40 | ) | , | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) |
| ( | 1 4 | − | x | ) | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 101 10 | ( | 1 4 | − | 3 40 | ) |
1 4 | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 101 10 | ( | 1 4 | − | 3 40 | ) |
1 4 | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 101 10 | × | 1 4 | − | 101 10 | × | 3 40 |
1 4 | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 101 40 | − | 303 400 |
1 4 | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 707 400 |
1 4 | × | 401 10 | − | 1 4 | × | 139 5 | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 707 400 |
401 40 | − | 139 20 | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 707 400 |
123 40 | − | x | ( | 401 10 | − | 139 5 | ) | = | 707 400 |
123 40 | − | x | × | 401 10 | + | x | × | 139 5 | = | 707 400 |
123 40 | − | 123 10 | x | = | 707 400 |
| - | 123 10 | x | = | 707 400 | − | 123 40 |
| - | 123 10 | x | = | - | 523 400 |
523 400 | = | 123 10 | x |
123 10 | x | = | 523 400 |
| x | = | 523 400 | ÷ | 123 10 |
| = | 523 400 | × | 10 123 |
| = | 523 40 | × | 1 123 |
| x | = | 523 4920 |
| x | = | 0.106301 |