| ( | 63 | − | 53 | ) | ÷ | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) | = | ( | 85 | − | t | ) | ÷ | ( | t | − | 71 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) | , | ( | t | − | 71 | ) |
| ( | 63 | − | 53 | ) | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | ( | 85 | − | t | ) | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | ( | 85 | − | t | ) | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | 85 | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 63 | × | 71 | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | 85 | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 63 | × | 71 | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | 85 | × | 53 | − | 85 | × | 48 | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 4473 | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | 4505 | − | 4080 | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 4473 | − | 53 | ( | t | − | 71 | ) | = | 425 | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 4473 | − | 53 | t | + | 53 | × | 71 | = | 425 | − | t | ( | 53 | − | 48 | ) |
| 63 | t | − | 4473 | − | 53 | t | + | 53 | × | 71 | = | 425 | − | t | × | 53 | + | t | × | 48 |
| 63 | t | − | 4473 | − | 53 | t | + | 3763 | = | 425 | − | t | × | 53 | + | t | × | 48 |
| 10 | t | − | 710 | = | 425 | − | 5 | t |
| 10 | t | + | 5 | t | = | 425 | + | 710 |
| 15 | t | = | 425 | + | 710 |
| 15 | t | = | 1135 |
| t | = | 1135 | ÷ | 15 |
| = | 1135 | × | 1 15 |
| = | 227 | × | 1 3 |
| t | = | 227 3 |
| t | = | 75.666667 |