| ( | 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 80 | + | 57 | + | 14 | + | 31 | ) | ÷ | ( | 547 | + | 20 | + | 19 | + | 7 | + | 31 | + | X | ) | = | 24 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 547 | + | 20 | + | 19 | + | 7 | + | 31 | + | X | ) |
| ( | 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 80 | + | 57 | + | 14 | + | 31 | ) | = | 24 5 | ( | 547 | + | 20 | + | 19 | + | 7 | + | 31 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 80 | + | 57 | + | 14 | + | 31 | = | 24 5 | ( | 547 | + | 20 | + | 19 | + | 7 | + | 31 | + | X | ) |
| 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 80 | + | 57 | + | 14 | + | 31 | = | 24 5 | × | 547 | + | 24 5 | × | 20 | + | 24 5 | × | 19 | + | 24 5 | × | 7 | + | 24 5 | × | 31 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 80 | + | 57 | + | 14 | + | 31 | = | 13128 5 | + | 96 | + | 456 5 | + | 168 5 | + | 744 5 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 5 | ( | 547 | + | X | ) | + | 182 | = | 14976 5 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 5 | × | 547 | + | 5 | X | + | 182 | = | 14976 5 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 2735 | + | 5 | X | + | 182 | = | 14976 5 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 2917 | + | 5 | X | = | 14976 5 | + | 24 5 | X |
| 5 | X | − | 24 5 | X | = | 14976 5 | − | 2917 |
1 5 | X | = | 14976 5 | − | 2917 |
1 5 | X | = | 391 5 |
| X | = | 391 5 | ÷ | 1 5 |
| = | 391 5 | × | 5 |
| = | 391 | × | 1 |
| X | = | 391 |