| x | = | ( | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | ) | ÷ | ( | 3 5 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 3 5 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | ( | 3 5 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | + | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ) | = | ( | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | = | ( | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | = | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | × | 10 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | = | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 3 5 | × | 10 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | = | 20 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| x | × | 6 | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | ( | 20 | − | x | ) | = | 20 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | × | 20 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 20 | ( | 10 | − | x | ) | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 2 5 | × | 20 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 20 | × | 10 | − | 20 | x | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| 6 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | + | x | × | 8 | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 200 | − | 20 | x | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| 14 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 200 | − | 20 | x | − | x | ( | 10 | − | x | ) |
| 14 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 200 | − | 20 | x | − | x | × | 10 | + | x | x |
| 14 | x | − | x | × | 3 5 | x | − | x | × | 2 5 | x | = | 200 | − | 30 | x | + | x | x |