| 1200 | × | 10 | ( | 1 5 | − | x | ÷ | 1 100 | ) | = | 800 | × | 10 | ( | 1 4 | − | x | ÷ | 3 250 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 12000 | ( | 1 5 | − | x | ÷ | 1 100 | ) |
| 12000 | ( | 1 5 | − | x | ÷ | 1 100 | ) | = | 800 | × | 10 | ( | 1 4 | − | x | ÷ | 3 250 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 12000 | × | 1 5 | − | 12000 | x | ÷ | 1 100 |
| = | 2400 | − | 1200000 | x |
| 2400 | − | 1200000 | x | = | 800 | × | 10 | ( | 1 4 | − | x | ÷ | 3 250 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8000 | ( | 1 4 | − | x | ÷ | 3 250 | ) |
| 2400 | − | 1200000 | x | = | 8000 | ( | 1 4 | − | x | ÷ | 3 250 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8000 | × | 1 4 | − | 8000 | x | ÷ | 3 250 |
| = | 2000 | − | 2000000 3 | x |
| 2400 | − | 1200000 | x | = | 2000 | − | 2000000 3 | x |
| - | 1200000 | x | + | 2000000 3 | x | = | 2000 | − | 2400 |
| - | 1600000 3 | x | = | 2000 | − | 2400 |
| - | 1600000 3 | x | = | - | 400 |
| 400 | = | 1600000 3 | x |
1600000 3 | x | = | 400 |
| x | = | 400 | ÷ | 1600000 3 |
| = | 400 | × | 3 1600000 |
| = | 1 | × | 3 4000 |
| x | = | 3 4000 |
| x | = | 0.00075 |