10 100 | × | 500 | = | 50 100 | x | + | 5 100 | ( | 500 | − | x | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 50 |
| 50 | = | 50 100 | x | + | 5 100 | ( | 500 | − | x | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 50 100 | x | + | 5 100 | × | 500 | − | 5 100 | x |
| = | 50 100 | x | + | 25 | − | 5 100 | x |
| = | 9 20 | x | + | 25 |
| 50 | = | 9 20 | x | + | 25 |
| - | 9 20 | x | = | 25 | − | 50 |
| - | 9 20 | x | = | - | 25 |
| 25 | = | 9 20 | x |
9 20 | x | = | 25 |
| x | = | 25 | ÷ | 9 20 |
| = | 25 | × | 20 9 |
| x | = | 500 9 |
| x | = | 55.555556 |