| ( | x | − | 12 | ) | ÷ | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) | = | ( | x | − | 250 | ) | ÷ | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) | , | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) |
| ( | x | − | 12 | ) | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | ( | x | − | 250 | ) | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| x | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | − | 12 | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | ( | x | − | 250 | ) | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| x | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | − | 12 | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | x | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) | − | 250 | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| x | × | 250 | + | x | × | 50 | − | 12 | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | x | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) | − | 250 | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| x | × | 250 | + | x | × | 50 | − | 12 | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | x | × | 14 | − | x | × | 12 | − | 250 | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| 300 | x | − | 12 | ( | 250 | + | 50 | ) | = | 2 | x | − | 250 | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| 300 | x | − | 12 | × | 250 | − | 12 | × | 50 | = | 2 | x | − | 250 | ( | 14 | − | 12 | ) |
| 300 | x | − | 12 | × | 250 | − | 12 | × | 50 | = | 2 | x | − | 250 | × | 14 | + | 250 | × | 12 |
| 300 | x | − | 3000 | − | 600 | = | 2 | x | − | 3500 | + | 3000 |
| 300 | x | − | 3600 | = | 2 | x | − | 500 |
| 300 | x | − | 2 | x | = | - | 500 | + | 3600 |
| 298 | x | = | - | 500 | + | 3600 |
| 298 | x | = | 3100 |
| x | = | 3100 | ÷ | 298 |
| = | 3100 | × | 1 298 |
| = | 1550 | × | 1 149 |
| x | = | 1550 149 |
| x | = | 10.402685 |