| ( | 5 | x | + | 25 | ) | ÷ | 16 | = | ( | x | + | 5 2 | ) | ÷ | 5 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | x | × | 1 16 | + | 25 | × | 1 16 |
| = | 5 16 | x | + | 25 16 |
5 16 | x | + | 25 16 | = | ( | x | + | 5 2 | ) | ÷ | 5 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | × | 2 5 | + | 5 2 | × | 2 5 |
| = | x | × | 2 5 | + | 1 |
5 16 | x | + | 25 16 | = | 2 5 | x | + | 1 |
5 16 | x | − | 2 5 | x | = | 1 | − | 25 16 |
| - | 7 80 | x | = | 1 | − | 25 16 |
| - | 7 80 | x | = | - | 9 16 |
9 16 | = | 7 80 | x |
7 80 | x | = | 9 16 |
| x | = | 9 16 | ÷ | 7 80 |
| = | 9 16 | × | 80 7 |
| = | 9 | × | 5 7 |
| x | = | 45 7 |
| x | = | 6.428571 |