| ( | 68 | − | 55 | ) | ÷ | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) | = | ( | 55 | − | X | ) | ÷ | ( | X | − | 41 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) | , | ( | X | − | 41 | ) |
| ( | 68 | − | 55 | ) | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | ( | 55 | − | X | ) | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | ( | 55 | − | X | ) | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | 55 | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 68 | × | 41 | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | 55 | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 68 | × | 41 | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | 55 | × | 55 | − | 55 | × | 18 | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 2788 | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | 3025 | − | 990 | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 2788 | − | 55 | ( | X | − | 41 | ) | = | 2035 | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 2788 | − | 55 | X | + | 55 | × | 41 | = | 2035 | − | X | ( | 55 | − | 18 | ) |
| 68 | X | − | 2788 | − | 55 | X | + | 55 | × | 41 | = | 2035 | − | X | × | 55 | + | X | × | 18 |
| 68 | X | − | 2788 | − | 55 | X | + | 2255 | = | 2035 | − | X | × | 55 | + | X | × | 18 |
| 13 | X | − | 533 | = | 2035 | − | 37 | X |
| 13 | X | + | 37 | X | = | 2035 | + | 533 |
| 50 | X | = | 2035 | + | 533 |
| 50 | X | = | 2568 |
| X | = | 2568 | ÷ | 50 |
| = | 2568 | × | 1 50 |
| = | 1284 | × | 1 25 |
| X | = | 1284 25 |
| X | = | 51.36 |