| ( | x | − | 250 | ) | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) | = | 720 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 16 | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | × | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | x | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | × | 290 | × | 4 5 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 250 | ( | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x | × | 4 | + | 16 | ) |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 250 | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 1000 | ( | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 | ) | x |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 1000 | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 5 |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 200 | ( | 290 | − | x | ) | x |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 200 | × | 290 | x |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | + | 16 | x | − | 58000 | x | + | 200 |
| = | x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | − | 57984 | x | + | 200 | x | x |
| x | × | 232 | x | − | x | x | × | 4 5 | x | − | 57984 | x | + | 200 | x | x | = | 720 |