| 20 | ( | t | − | 56 | ) | = | 8 | ( | 80 | − | t | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 20 | t | − | 20 | × | 56 |
| = | 20 | t | − | 1120 |
| 20 | t | − | 1120 | = | 8 | ( | 80 | − | t | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | × | 80 | − | 8 | t |
| = | 640 | − | 8 | t |
| 20 | t | − | 1120 | = | 640 | − | 8 | t |
| 20 | t | + | 8 | t | = | 640 | + | 1120 |
| 28 | t | = | 640 | + | 1120 |
| 28 | t | = | 1760 |
| t | = | 1760 | ÷ | 28 |
| = | 1760 | × | 1 28 |
| = | 440 | × | 1 7 |
| t | = | 440 7 |
| t | = | 62.857143 |