| ( | ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + | 2 | × | 1 | ) | ÷ | ( | 50 | + | x | ) | = | 23 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 50 | + | x | ) |
| ( | ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + | 2 | × | 1 | ) | = | 23 5 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) |
| ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + | 2 | × | 1 | = | 23 5 | ( | 50 | + | x | ) |
| ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 4 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + | 2 | × | 1 | = | 23 5 | × | 50 | + | 23 5 | x |
| ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 24 | + | 4 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + | 2 | = | 230 | + | 23 5 | x |
| ( | 5 | × | 35 | + | x | ) | + | 37 | = | 230 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 5 | × | 35 | + | x | + | 37 | = | 230 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 175 | + | x | + | 37 | = | 230 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 212 | + | x | = | 230 | + | 23 5 | x |
| x | − | 23 5 | x | = | 230 | − | 212 |
| - | 18 5 | x | = | 230 | − | 212 |
| - | 18 5 | x | = | 18 |
| - | 18 | = | 18 5 | x |
18 5 | x | = | - | 18 |
| x | = | - | 18 | ÷ | 18 5 |
| = | - | 18 | × | 5 18 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 5 |
| x | = | - | 5 |