| ( | ( | 3 5 | x | + | 1 2 | ) | ÷ | 1 5 | ) | − | ( | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 50 | ) | = | ( | ( | x | − | 9 | ) | ÷ | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 3 5 | x | + | 1 2 | ) | ÷ | 1 5 | − | ( | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 50 | ) |
| = | 3 5 | x | × | 5 | + | 1 2 | × | 5 | − | ( | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 50 | ) |
| = | 3 | x | + | 5 2 | − | ( | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 50 | ) |
| = | 3 | x | + | 5 2 | − | ( | 3 100 | x | + | 1 5 | ) | ÷ | 3 50 |
| = | 3 | x | + | 5 2 | − | 3 100 | x | × | 50 3 | − | 1 5 | × | 50 3 |
| = | 3 | x | + | 5 2 | − | 1 2 | x | − | 10 3 |
| = | 5 2 | x | − | 5 6 |
5 2 | x | − | 5 6 | = | ( | ( | x | − | 9 | ) | ÷ | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | x | − | 9 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| = | x | × | 1 3 | − | 9 | × | 1 3 |
| = | x | × | 1 3 | − | 3 |
5 2 | x | − | 5 6 | = | 1 3 | x | − | 3 |
5 2 | x | − | 1 3 | x | = | - | 3 | + | 5 6 |
13 6 | x | = | - | 3 | + | 5 6 |
13 6 | x | = | - | 13 6 |
| x | = | - | 13 6 | ÷ | 13 6 |
| = | - | 13 6 | × | 6 13 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 1 |