| ( | 100 | − | x | ) | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | ÷ | 100 | + | x | = | 259 10 |
| Left side of the equation = | 100 | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | − | x | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1 | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | − | x | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1 | × | 1009 50 | + | 1 | × | 16 25 | − | x | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | − | x | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1041 50 | − | x | ( | 1009 50 | + | 16 25 | ) | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1041 50 | − | x | × | 1009 50 | × | 1 100 | − | x | × | 16 25 | × | 1 100 | + | x |
| = | 1041 50 | − | x | × | 1009 5000 | − | x | × | 4 625 | + | x |
| = | 1041 50 | + | 3959 5000 | x |
1041 50 | + | 3959 5000 | x | = | 259 10 |
3959 5000 | x | = | 259 10 | − | 1041 50 |
3959 5000 | x | = | 127 25 |
| x | = | 127 25 | ÷ | 3959 5000 |
| = | 127 25 | × | 5000 3959 |
| = | 127 | × | 200 3959 |
| x | = | 25400 3959 |
| x | = | 6.415762 |