| 1600 | ÷ | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) | = | 8 | + | 1 10 | m |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 8 | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 8 | × | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | × | 1 | − | 1600 | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 1600 | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 1600 | m | ÷ | 100 | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 16 | m | + | 1 10 | m | ( | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 16 | m | + | 1 10 | m | × | 200 | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 16 | m | + | 20 | m | ( | 1 | − | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 16 | m | + | 20 | m | × | 1 | − | 20 | m | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | − | 16 | m | + | 20 | m | − | 20 | m | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | + | 4 | m | − | 20 | m | ( | m | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | + | 4 | m | − | 20 | m | m | ÷ | 100 |
| 1600 | = | 1600 | + | 4 | m | − | 1 5 | m | m |