| ( | ( | 5 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 500 | × | 3 5 | ) | = | x | ÷ | 1000 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 5 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 500 | × | 3 5 |
| = | ( | 5 | − | x | ) | × | 3 2500 |
| = | 5 | × | 3 2500 | − | x | × | 3 2500 |
| = | 3 500 | − | x | × | 3 2500 |
3 500 | − | 3 2500 | x | = | x | ÷ | 1000 |
| - | 3 2500 | x | − | 1 1000 | x | = | - | 3 500 |
| - | 11 5000 | x | = | - | 3 500 |
3 500 | = | 11 5000 | x |
11 5000 | x | = | 3 500 |
| x | = | 3 500 | ÷ | 11 5000 |
| = | 3 500 | × | 5000 11 |
| = | 3 | × | 10 11 |
| x | = | 30 11 |
| x | = | 2.727273 |