| 20000 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | × | 2 | − | 24200 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | − | 24200 |
| 40000 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | − | 24200 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 40000 | × | 1 | + | 40000 | x | − | 24200 |
| = | 40000 | + | 40000 | x | − | 24200 |
| = | 15800 | + | 40000 | x |
| 15800 | + | 40000 | x | = | 0 |
| 40000 | x | = | 0 | − | 15800 |
| 40000 | x | = | - | 15800 |
| x | = | - | 15800 | ÷ | 40000 |
| = | - | 15800 | × | 1 40000 |
| = | - | 79 | × | 1 200 |
| x | = | - | 79 200 |
| x | = | - 0.395 |