| ( | 2 | − | 25 | ) | ÷ | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) | = | ( | - | 3 | − | 25 | ) | ÷ | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) | , | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) |
| ( | 2 | − | 25 | ) | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | ( | - | 3 | − | 25 | ) | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| 2 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | ( | - | 3 | − | 25 | ) | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| 2 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | - | 3 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 2 | × | 3 | − | 2 | x | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | - | 3 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 2 | × | 3 | − | 2 | x | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | - | 3 | × | 2 | + | 3 | × | 71 | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 6 | − | 2 | x | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | - | 6 | + | 213 | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 6 | − | 2 | x | − | 25 | ( | - | 3 | − | x | ) | = | 207 | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 6 | − | 2 | x | + | 25 | × | 3 | + | 25 | x | = | 207 | − | 25 | ( | 2 | − | 71 | ) |
| - | 6 | − | 2 | x | + | 25 | × | 3 | + | 25 | x | = | 207 | − | 25 | × | 2 | + | 25 | × | 71 |
| - | 6 | − | 2 | x | + | 75 | + | 25 | x | = | 207 | − | 50 | + | 1775 |
| 69 | + | 23 | x | = | 1932 |
| 23 | x | = | 1932 | − | 69 |
| 23 | x | = | 1863 |
| x | = | 1863 | ÷ | 23 |
| = | 1863 | × | 1 23 |
| = | 81 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 81 |