| ( | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | ) | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | x | = | 38 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | x |
| = | 1 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | x |
| = | 1 | x | × | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | 1 | x | × | 10 100 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 1 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | 1 10 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | x |
| = | 1 | x | × | 1 | + | 1 | x | × | 10 100 | − | 1 10 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 1 | x | + | 1 10 | x | − | 1 10 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | x |
| = | 1 10 | x | − | 1 10 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 1 10 | x | − | 1 10 | x | × | 1 | − | 1 10 | x | × | 10 100 | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 1 10 | x | − | 1 10 | x | − | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | - | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | − | 10 100 | ) | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | - | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | × | 1 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | 1 4 | x | × | 10 100 | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | - | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) | − | 1 40 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | - | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | × | 1 | + | 1 4 | x | × | 10 100 | − | 1 40 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | - | 1 100 | x | + | 1 4 | x | + | 1 40 | x | − | 1 40 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 53 200 | x | − | 1 40 | x | ( | 1 | + | 10 100 | ) |
| = | 53 200 | x | − | 1 40 | x | × | 1 | − | 1 40 | x | × | 10 100 |
| = | 53 200 | x | − | 1 40 | x | − | 1 400 | x |
| = | 19 80 | x |
19 80 | x | = | 38 |
| x | = | 38 | ÷ | 19 80 |
| = | 38 | × | 80 19 |
| = | 2 | × | 80 |
| x | = | 160 |