| ( | x | + | 86 | ) | ÷ | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | + | x | = | 972 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| ( | x | + | 86 | ) | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 972 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| x | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 972 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) |
| x | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | × | 3 1000 | + | 86 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 972 | × | 1 | − | 972 | × | 3 1000 |
| x | × | 3 1000 | + | 129 500 | + | 86 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 972 | − | 729 250 |
3 1000 | x | + | 129 500 | + | 86 | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 242271 250 |
3 1000 | x | + | 129 500 | + | 86 | × | 1 | − | 86 | × | 3 1000 | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 242271 250 |
3 1000 | x | + | 129 500 | + | 86 | − | 129 500 | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 242271 250 |
3 1000 | x | + | 86 | + | x | ( | 1 | − | 3 1000 | ) | = | 242271 250 |
3 1000 | x | + | 86 | + | x | × | 1 | − | x | × | 3 1000 | = | 242271 250 |
| 1 | x | + | 86 | = | 242271 250 |
| 1 | x | = | 242271 250 | − | 86 |
| x | = | 242271 250 | − | 86 |
| x | = | 220771 250 |