54 500 | = | 4 5 | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | ÷ | 10 100 | + | X |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | + | X |
54 500 | = | 8 | ( | 1 | + | X | ) | + | X |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | × | 1 | + | 8 | X | + | X |
| = | 8 | + | 8 | X | + | X |
| = | 8 | + | 9 | X |
54 500 | = | 8 | + | 9 | X |
| - | 9 | X | = | 8 | − | 54 500 |
| - | 9 | X | = | 1973 250 |
| - | 1973 250 | = | 9 | X |
| 9 | X | = | - | 1973 250 |
| X | = | - | 1973 250 | ÷ | 9 |
| = | - | 1973 250 | × | 1 9 |
| X | = | - | 1973 2250 |
| X | = | - 0.876889 |