| ( | X | − | 450 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 100 | ÷ | 100 | = | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 100 | ÷ | 200 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | X | − | 450 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 1 |
| ( | X | − | 450 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 1 | = | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 100 | ÷ | 200 |
| Left side of the equation = | X | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 450 | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 1 |
| = | X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 25 100 | − | 450 | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 3 4 | X | − | 450 | ( | 1 | − | 25 100 | ) | − | 1 |
| = | 3 4 | X | − | 450 | × | 1 | + | 450 | × | 25 100 | − | 1 |
| = | 3 4 | X | − | 450 | + | 225 2 | − | 1 |
| = | 3 4 | X | − | 677 2 |
3 4 | X | − | 677 2 | = | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 100 | ÷ | 200 |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 1 2 |
3 4 | X | − | 677 2 | = | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 1 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | X | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 200 | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 1 2 |
| = | X | × | 1 | − | X | × | 25 | − | 200 | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 1 2 |
| = | - | 24 | X | − | 200 | ( | 1 | − | 25 | ) | − | 1 2 |
| = | - | 24 | X | − | 200 | × | 1 | + | 200 | × | 25 | − | 1 2 |
| = | - | 24 | X | − | 200 | + | 5000 | − | 1 2 |
| = | - | 24 | X | + | 9599 2 |
3 4 | X | − | 677 2 | = | - | 24 | X | + | 9599 2 |
3 4 | X | + | 24 | X | = | 9599 2 | + | 677 2 |
99 4 | X | = | 9599 2 | + | 677 2 |
99 4 | X | = | 5138 |
| X | = | 5138 | ÷ | 99 4 |
| = | 5138 | × | 4 99 |
| X | = | 20552 99 |
| X | = | 207.59596 |