| ( | 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 1 | × | 3 | + | 4 | × | 2 | + | 2 | × | 1 | + | 3 | × | 2 | ) | ÷ | ( | 35 | + | X | ) | = | 22 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 35 | + | X | ) |
| ( | 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 1 | × | 3 | + | 4 | × | 2 | + | 2 | × | 1 | + | 3 | × | 2 | ) | = | 22 5 | ( | 35 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 1 | × | 3 | + | 4 | × | 2 | + | 2 | × | 1 | + | 3 | × | 2 | = | 22 5 | ( | 35 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 1 | × | 3 | + | 4 | × | 2 | + | 2 | × | 1 | + | 3 | × | 2 | = | 22 5 | × | 35 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 3 | + | 8 | + | 2 | + | 6 | = | 154 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 27 | + | X | ) | + | 19 | = | 154 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 5 | × | 27 | + | 5 | X | + | 19 | = | 154 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 135 | + | 5 | X | + | 19 | = | 154 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 154 | + | 5 | X | = | 154 | + | 22 5 | X |
| 5 | X | − | 22 5 | X | = | 154 | − | 154 |
3 5 | X | = | 154 | − | 154 |
3 5 | X | = | 0 |
| X | = | 0 | ÷ | 3 5 |
| = | 0 | × | 5 3 |
| X | = | 0 |