| ( | 70 | − | 65 | ) | ÷ | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) | = | ( | 70 | − | X | ) | ÷ | ( | X | − | 56 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) | , | ( | X | − | 56 | ) |
| ( | 70 | − | 65 | ) | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | ( | 70 | − | X | ) | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | ( | 70 | − | X | ) | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | 70 | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 70 | × | 56 | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | 70 | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 70 | × | 56 | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | 70 | × | 65 | − | 70 | × | 56 | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 3920 | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | 4550 | − | 3920 | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 3920 | − | 65 | ( | X | − | 56 | ) | = | 630 | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 3920 | − | 65 | X | + | 65 | × | 56 | = | 630 | − | X | ( | 65 | − | 56 | ) |
| 70 | X | − | 3920 | − | 65 | X | + | 65 | × | 56 | = | 630 | − | X | × | 65 | + | X | × | 56 |
| 70 | X | − | 3920 | − | 65 | X | + | 3640 | = | 630 | − | X | × | 65 | + | X | × | 56 |
| 5 | X | − | 280 | = | 630 | − | 9 | X |
| 5 | X | + | 9 | X | = | 630 | + | 280 |
| 14 | X | = | 630 | + | 280 |
| 14 | X | = | 910 |
| X | = | 910 | ÷ | 14 |
| = | 910 | × | 1 14 |
| = | 65 | × | 1 |
| X | = | 65 |