| ( | 38 | − | 30 | ) | ÷ | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) | = | ( | X | − | 157 2000 | ) | ÷ | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) | , | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) |
| ( | 38 | − | 30 | ) | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | ( | X | − | 157 2000 | ) | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| 38 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | ( | X | − | 157 2000 | ) | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| 38 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | X | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| 38 | × | 131 2000 | − | 38 | × | 157 2000 | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | X | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| 38 | × | 131 2000 | − | 38 | × | 157 2000 | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | X | × | 40 | − | X | × | 30 | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
2489 1000 | − | 2983 1000 | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | X | × | 40 | − | X | × | 30 | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| - | 247 500 | − | 30 | ( | 131 2000 | − | 157 2000 | ) | = | 10 | X | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| - | 247 500 | − | 30 | × | 131 2000 | + | 30 | × | 157 2000 | = | 10 | X | − | 157 2000 | ( | 40 | − | 30 | ) |
| - | 247 500 | − | 30 | × | 131 2000 | + | 30 | × | 157 2000 | = | 10 | X | − | 157 2000 | × | 40 | + | 157 2000 | × | 30 |
| - | 247 500 | − | 393 200 | + | 471 200 | = | 10 | X | − | 157 50 | + | 471 200 |
| - | 13 125 | = | 10 | X | − | 157 200 |
| - | 10 | X | = | - | 157 200 | + | 13 125 |
| - | 10 | X | = | - | 681 1000 |
681 1000 | = | 10 | X |
| 10 | X | = | 681 1000 |
| X | = | 681 1000 | ÷ | 10 |
| = | 681 1000 | × | 1 10 |
| X | = | 681 10000 |
| X | = | 0.0681 |