| ( | 280 | − | 200 | ) | ÷ | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) | = | ( | X | − | 8 5 | ) | ÷ | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) | , | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) |
| ( | 280 | − | 200 | ) | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | ( | X | − | 8 5 | ) | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 280 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | ( | X | − | 8 5 | ) | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 280 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | X | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 280 | × | 9 5 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | X | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 280 | × | 9 5 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | X | × | 500 | − | X | × | 280 | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 504 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | X | × | 500 | − | X | × | 280 | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 504 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | ( | 9 5 | − | X | ) | = | 220 | X | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 504 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | × | 9 5 | + | 200 | X | = | 220 | X | − | 8 5 | ( | 500 | − | 280 | ) |
| 504 | − | 280 | X | − | 200 | × | 9 5 | + | 200 | X | = | 220 | X | − | 8 5 | × | 500 | + | 8 5 | × | 280 |
| 504 | − | 280 | X | − | 360 | + | 200 | X | = | 220 | X | − | 800 | + | 448 |
| 144 | − | 80 | X | = | 220 | X | − | 352 |
| - | 80 | X | − | 220 | X | = | - | 352 | − | 144 |
| - | 300 | X | = | - | 352 | − | 144 |
| - | 300 | X | = | - | 496 |
| 496 | = | 300 | X |
| 300 | X | = | 496 |
| X | = | 496 | ÷ | 300 |
| = | 496 | × | 1 300 |
| = | 124 | × | 1 75 |
| X | = | 124 75 |
| X | = | 1.653333 |