9 10 | × | 80 | x | = | ( | x | − | 600 | ) | × | 4 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 72 | x |
| 72 | x | = | ( | x | − | 600 | ) | × | 4 5 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | × | 4 5 | − | 600 | × | 4 5 |
| = | x | × | 4 5 | − | 480 |
| 72 | x | = | 4 5 | x | − | 480 |
| 72 | x | − | 4 5 | x | = | - | 480 |
356 5 | x | = | - | 480 |
| x | = | - | 480 | ÷ | 356 5 |
| = | - | 480 | × | 5 356 |
| = | - | 120 | × | 5 89 |
| x | = | - | 600 89 |
| x | = | - 6.741573 |