| 3000 | a | × | 150 | × | 11 10 | + | 5000 | × | 5 100 | × | 96 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ÷ | 4 | × | a | ) | = | 117000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 495000 | a | + | 24000 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ÷ | 4 | × | a | ) |
| 495000 | a | + | 24000 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | ÷ | 4 | × | a | ) | = | 117000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 495000 | a | + | 24000 | × | 1 | − | 24000 | × | 5 | ÷ | 4 | × | a |
| = | 495000 | a | + | 24000 | − | 30000 | a |
| = | 465000 | a | + | 24000 |
| 465000 | a | + | 24000 | = | 117000 |
| 465000 | a | = | 117000 | − | 24000 |
| 465000 | a | = | 93000 |
| a | = | 93000 | ÷ | 465000 |
| = | 93000 | × | 1 465000 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 5 |
| a | = | 1 5 |
| a | = | 0.2 |