| 500 | × | 4 5 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 50 | × | 9 10 | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 400 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| 400 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 50 | × | 9 10 | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 400 | x | + | 400 | × | 1 |
| = | 400 | x | + | 400 |
| 400 | x | + | 400 | = | 50 | × | 9 10 | x |
| Right side of the equation = | 45 | x |
| 400 | x | + | 400 | = | 45 | x |
| 400 | x | − | 45 | x | = | - | 400 |
| 355 | x | = | - | 400 |
| x | = | - | 400 | ÷ | 355 |
| = | - | 400 | × | 1 355 |
| = | - | 80 | × | 1 71 |
| x | = | - | 80 71 |
| x | = | - 1.126761 |