| ( | 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 112 | + | 69 | + | 24 | + | 32 | ) | ÷ | ( | 493 | + | 28 | + | 23 | + | 12 | + | 32 | + | X | ) | = | 23 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 493 | + | 28 | + | 23 | + | 12 | + | 32 | + | X | ) |
| ( | 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 112 | + | 69 | + | 24 | + | 32 | ) | = | 23 5 | ( | 493 | + | 28 | + | 23 | + | 12 | + | 32 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 112 | + | 69 | + | 24 | + | 32 | = | 23 5 | ( | 493 | + | 28 | + | 23 | + | 12 | + | 32 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 112 | + | 69 | + | 24 | + | 32 | = | 23 5 | × | 493 | + | 23 5 | × | 28 | + | 23 5 | × | 23 | + | 23 5 | × | 12 | + | 23 5 | × | 32 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 112 | + | 69 | + | 24 | + | 32 | = | 11339 5 | + | 644 5 | + | 529 5 | + | 276 5 | + | 736 5 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 493 | + | X | ) | + | 237 | = | 13524 5 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | × | 493 | + | 5 | X | + | 237 | = | 13524 5 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 2465 | + | 5 | X | + | 237 | = | 13524 5 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 2702 | + | 5 | X | = | 13524 5 | + | 23 5 | X |
| 5 | X | − | 23 5 | X | = | 13524 5 | − | 2702 |
2 5 | X | = | 13524 5 | − | 2702 |
2 5 | X | = | 14 5 |
| X | = | 14 5 | ÷ | 2 5 |
| = | 14 5 | × | 5 2 |
| = | 7 | × | 1 |
| X | = | 7 |