| 500 | = | X | + | 40 | + | ( | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | ) | × | 1 200 |
| 500 | = | X | + | 40 | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | × | 1 200 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) |
| 500 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | = | X | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | 40 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
| 500 | × | 1 | − | 500 | × | 1 200 | = | X | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | 40 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
| 500 | × | 1 | − | 500 | × | 1 200 | = | X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 1 200 | + | 40 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
| 500 | − | 5 2 | = | X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 1 200 | + | 40 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 40 | ( | 1 | − | 1 200 | ) | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 40 | × | 1 | − | 40 | × | 1 200 | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 40 | − | 1 5 | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 199 5 | + | ( | X | + | 40 | ) | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 199 5 | + | X | × | 1 200 | + | 40 | × | 1 200 |
995 2 | = | 199 200 | X | + | 199 5 | + | X | × | 1 200 | + | 1 5 |
995 2 | = | 1 | X | + | 40 |
| - | 1 | X | = | 40 | − | 995 2 |
| - | X | = | 40 | − | 995 2 |
| - | X | = | - | 915 2 |
915 2 | = | X |
| X | = | 915 2 |