| ( | 85 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | ) | ÷ | 85 | = | ( | 80 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | ) | ÷ | 80 |
| Left side of the equation = | 85 | × | 1 85 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | × | 1 85 |
| = | 1 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | × | 1 85 |
| = | 1 | + | 1 100 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) | × | 1 85 | − | 100 | × | 1 85 |
| = | 1 | + | 1 8500 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) | − | 20 17 |
| = | - | 3 17 | + | 1 8500 | ( | 1500 | − | x | ) |
| = | - | 3 17 | + | 1 8500 | × | 1500 | − | 1 8500 | x |
| = | - | 3 17 | + | 3 17 | − | 1 8500 | x |
| = | - | 0 | − | 1 8500 | x |
| - | 0 | − | 1 8500 | x | = | ( | 80 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | ) | ÷ | 80 |
| Right side of the equation = | 80 | × | 1 80 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | × | 1 80 |
| = | 1 | − | ( | - | 1 100 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | + | 100 | ) | × | 1 80 |
| = | 1 | + | 1 100 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | × | 1 80 | − | 100 | × | 1 80 |
| = | 1 | + | 1 8000 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) | − | 5 4 |
| = | - | 1 4 | + | 1 8000 | ( | 1000 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 1 4 | + | 1 8000 | × | 1000 | + | 1 8000 | x |
| = | - | 1 4 | + | 1 8 | + | 1 8000 | x |
| = | - | 1 8 | + | 1 8000 | x |
| - | 1 8500 | x | = | - | 1 8 | + | 1 8000 | x |
| - | 1 8500 | x | − | 1 8000 | x | = | - | 1 8 |
| - | 33 136000 | x | = | - | 1 8 |
1 8 | = | 33 136000 | x |
33 136000 | x | = | 1 8 |
| x | = | 1 8 | ÷ | 33 136000 |
| = | 1 8 | × | 136000 33 |
| = | 1 | × | 17000 33 |
| x | = | 17000 33 |
| x | = | 515.151515 |