| ( | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 65 | = | ( | ( | x | − | 80 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 40 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 4 | × | 1 65 |
| = | ( | x | − | 20 | ) | × | 3 260 |
| = | x | × | 3 260 | − | 20 | × | 3 260 |
| = | x | × | 3 260 | − | 3 13 |
3 260 | x | − | 3 13 | = | ( | ( | x | − | 80 | ) | × | 3 4 | ) | ÷ | 40 |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | x | − | 80 | ) | × | 3 4 | × | 1 40 |
| = | ( | x | − | 80 | ) | × | 3 160 |
| = | x | × | 3 160 | − | 80 | × | 3 160 |
| = | x | × | 3 160 | − | 3 2 |
3 260 | x | − | 3 13 | = | 3 160 | x | − | 3 2 |
3 260 | x | − | 3 160 | x | = | - | 3 2 | + | 3 13 |
| - | 3 416 | x | = | - | 3 2 | + | 3 13 |
| - | 3 416 | x | = | - | 33 26 |
33 26 | = | 3 416 | x |
3 416 | x | = | 33 26 |
| x | = | 33 26 | ÷ | 3 416 |
| = | 33 26 | × | 416 3 |
| = | 11 | × | 16 |
| x | = | 176 |