| ( | 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 7 | + | 3 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 4 | ) | ÷ | ( | 82 | + | x | ) | = | 23 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 82 | + | x | ) |
| ( | 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 7 | + | 3 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 4 | ) | = | 23 5 | ( | 82 | + | x | ) |
| 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 7 | + | 3 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 4 | = | 23 5 | ( | 82 | + | x | ) |
| 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 1 | × | 7 | + | 3 | × | 1 | + | 2 | × | 4 | = | 23 5 | × | 82 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 24 | + | 7 | + | 3 | + | 8 | = | 1886 5 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 5 | ( | 64 | + | x | ) | + | 42 | = | 1886 5 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 5 | × | 64 | + | 5 | x | + | 42 | = | 1886 5 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 320 | + | 5 | x | + | 42 | = | 1886 5 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 362 | + | 5 | x | = | 1886 5 | + | 23 5 | x |
| 5 | x | − | 23 5 | x | = | 1886 5 | − | 362 |
2 5 | x | = | 1886 5 | − | 362 |
2 5 | x | = | 76 5 |
| x | = | 76 5 | ÷ | 2 5 |
| = | 76 5 | × | 5 2 |
| = | 38 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 38 |