| 50 | x | + | 20 | = | 50 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 50 | × | 1 | + | 50 | × | 10 100 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) |
| = | 50 | + | 5 | ( | x | − | 10 | ) |
| = | 50 | + | 5 | x | − | 5 | × | 10 |
| = | 50 | + | 5 | x | − | 50 |
| = | 0 | + | 5 | x |
| 50 | x | + | 20 | = | 5 | x |
| 50 | x | − | 5 | x | = | - | 20 |
| 45 | x | = | - | 20 |
| x | = | - | 20 | ÷ | 45 |
| = | - | 20 | × | 1 45 |
| = | - | 4 | × | 1 9 |
| x | = | - | 4 9 |
| x | = | - 0.444444 |