| 1700000 | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | × | x | = | 48000 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 1700000 | x | = | 48000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| 1700000 | x | = | 48000 | × | 1 | − | 48000 | x |
| 1700000 | x | = | 48000 | − | 48000 | x |
| 1700000 | x | + | 48000 | x | = | 48000 |
| 1748000 | x | = | 48000 |
| x | = | 48000 | ÷ | 1748000 |
| = | 48000 | × | 1 1748000 |
| = | 12 | × | 1 437 |
| x | = | 12 437 |
| x | = | 0.02746 |