| ( | 27 | − | 26 | ) | ÷ | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) | = | ( | 40 | − | t | ) | ÷ | ( | t | − | 30 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) | , | ( | t | − | 30 | ) |
| ( | 27 | − | 26 | ) | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | ( | 40 | − | t | ) | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | ( | 40 | − | t | ) | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | 40 | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 27 | × | 30 | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | 40 | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 27 | × | 30 | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | 40 | × | 26 | − | 40 | × | 18 | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 810 | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | 1040 | − | 720 | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 810 | − | 26 | ( | t | − | 30 | ) | = | 320 | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 810 | − | 26 | t | + | 26 | × | 30 | = | 320 | − | t | ( | 26 | − | 18 | ) |
| 27 | t | − | 810 | − | 26 | t | + | 26 | × | 30 | = | 320 | − | t | × | 26 | + | t | × | 18 |
| 27 | t | − | 810 | − | 26 | t | + | 780 | = | 320 | − | t | × | 26 | + | t | × | 18 |
| 1 | t | − | 30 | = | 320 | − | 8 | t |
| 1 | t | + | 8 | t | = | 320 | + | 30 |
| 9 | t | = | 320 | + | 30 |
| 9 | t | = | 350 |
| t | = | 350 | ÷ | 9 |
| = | 350 | × | 1 9 |
| t | = | 350 9 |
| t | = | 38.888889 |