| 1600 | ÷ | x | = | 2000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 10 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x | , | ( | x | + | 10 | ) |
| 1600 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 2000 | x |
| 1600 | x | + | 1600 | × | 10 | = | 2000 | x |
| 1600 | x | + | 16000 | = | 2000 | x |
| 1600 | x | − | 2000 | x | = | - | 16000 |
| - | 400 | x | = | - | 16000 |
| 16000 | = | 400 | x |
| 400 | x | = | 16000 |
| x | = | 16000 | ÷ | 400 |
| = | 16000 | × | 1 400 |
| = | 40 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 40 |