| 200 | = | ( | 50 | × | 3 | x | ) | + | ( | 50 | × | 5 | x | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 50 | × | 3 | x | + | ( | 50 | × | 5 | x | ) |
| = | 150 | x | + | ( | 50 | × | 5 | x | ) |
| = | 150 | x | + | 50 | × | 5 | x |
| = | 150 | x | + | 250 | x |
| = | 400 | x |
| 200 | = | 400 | x |
| - | 400 | x | = | - | 200 |
| 200 | = | 400 | x |
| 400 | x | = | 200 |
| x | = | 200 | ÷ | 400 |
| = | 200 | × | 1 400 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 2 |
| x | = | 1 2 |
| x | = | 0.5 |