| 16 | ( | 80 | − | t | ) | = | 8 | ( | t | − | 56 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 16 | × | 80 | − | 16 | t |
| = | 1280 | − | 16 | t |
| 1280 | − | 16 | t | = | 8 | ( | t | − | 56 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | t | − | 8 | × | 56 |
| = | 8 | t | − | 448 |
| 1280 | − | 16 | t | = | 8 | t | − | 448 |
| - | 16 | t | − | 8 | t | = | - | 448 | − | 1280 |
| - | 24 | t | = | - | 448 | − | 1280 |
| - | 24 | t | = | - | 1728 |
| 1728 | = | 24 | t |
| 24 | t | = | 1728 |
| t | = | 1728 | ÷ | 24 |
| = | 1728 | × | 1 24 |
| = | 72 | × | 1 |
| t | = | 72 |