| ( | 5 | ( | 446 | + | X | ) | + | 246 | ) | ÷ | ( | 545 | + | X | ) | = | 23 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 545 | + | X | ) |
| ( | 5 | ( | 446 | + | X | ) | + | 246 | ) | = | 23 5 | ( | 545 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 446 | + | X | ) | + | 246 | = | 23 5 | ( | 545 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 446 | + | X | ) | + | 246 | = | 23 5 | × | 545 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 446 | + | X | ) | + | 246 | = | 2507 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | × | 446 | + | 5 | X | + | 246 | = | 2507 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 2230 | + | 5 | X | + | 246 | = | 2507 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 2476 | + | 5 | X | = | 2507 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | X | − | 23 5 | X | = | 2507 | − | 2476 |
2 5 | X | = | 2507 | − | 2476 |
2 5 | X | = | 31 |
| X | = | 31 | ÷ | 2 5 |
| = | 31 | × | 5 2 |
| X | = | 155 2 |
| X | = | 77.5 |