| x | = | 857 10 | + | ( | 1 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | × | 17 100 | + | 0 | + | 5 100 | ) | + | 10 100 |
| x | = | 857 10 | + | 1 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | × | 17 100 | + | 0 | + | 5 100 | + | 10 100 |
| x | = | 857 10 | + | 17 100 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | + | 0 | + | 5 100 | + | 10 100 |
| x | = | 1717 20 | + | 17 100 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) |
| x | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | = | 1717 20 | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | + | 17 100 |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 17 100 | = | 1717 20 | ( | 1 | + | 17 100 | ) | + | 17 100 |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 17 100 | = | 1717 20 | × | 1 | + | 1717 20 | × | 17 100 | + | 17 100 |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | × | 17 100 | = | 1717 20 | + | 29189 2000 | + | 17 100 |
117 100 | x | = | 201229 2000 |
| x | = | 201229 2000 | ÷ | 117 100 |
| = | 201229 2000 | × | 100 117 |
| = | 201229 20 | × | 1 117 |
| x | = | 201229 2340 |
| x | = | 85.995299 |