561 10 | ÷ | 2 | + | ( | ( | 40 | + | 38 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 3 | ) | ÷ | 2 | = | 50 |
| Left side of the equation = | 561 20 | + | ( | ( | 40 | + | 38 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 3 | ) | × | 1 2 |
561 20 | + | ( | ( | 40 | + | 38 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 3 | ) | × | 1 2 | = | 50 |
| Left side of the equation = | 561 20 | + | ( | 40 | + | 38 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 3 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 561 20 | + | ( | 40 | + | 38 | + | x | ) | × | 1 6 |
| = | 561 20 | + | 40 | × | 1 6 | + | 38 | × | 1 6 | + | x | × | 1 6 |
| = | 561 20 | + | 20 3 | + | 19 3 | + | x | × | 1 6 |
| = | 821 20 | + | 1 6 | x |
821 20 | + | 1 6 | x | = | 50 |
1 6 | x | = | 50 | − | 821 20 |
1 6 | x | = | 179 20 |
| x | = | 179 20 | ÷ | 1 6 |
| = | 179 20 | × | 6 |
| = | 179 10 | × | 3 |
| x | = | 537 10 |
| x | = | 53.7 |