| ( | 60 | − | x | ) | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 | = | 60 | × | 100 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 60 | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 | − | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 |
| = | 6000 | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | − | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 |
| = | 6000 | × | 1 | + | 6000 | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | − | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 |
| = | 6000 | + | 1500 | − | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 |
| = | 7500 | − | x | ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | × | 100 |
| = | 7500 | − | x | × | 1 | × | 100 | − | x | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | 100 |
| = | 7500 | − | x | × | 100 | − | x | × | 25 |
| = | 7500 | − | 125 | x |
| 7500 | − | 125 | x | = | 60 | × | 100 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 6000 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| 7500 | − | 125 | x | = | 6000 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 6000 | × | 1 | + | 6000 | × | 10 100 |
| = | 6000 | + | 600 |
| = | 6600 |
| 7500 | − | 125 | x | = | 6600 |
| - | 125 | x | = | 6600 | − | 7500 |
| - | 125 | x | = | - | 900 |
| 900 | = | 125 | x |
| 125 | x | = | 900 |
| x | = | 900 | ÷ | 125 |
| = | 900 | × | 1 125 |
| = | 36 | × | 1 5 |
| x | = | 36 5 |
| x | = | 7.2 |