| 2000 | ÷ | ( | X | − | 200 | ) | = | 5 4 | ( | 2000 | ÷ | X | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | X | − | 200 | ) |
| 2000 | = | 5 4 | ( | 2000 | ÷ | X | ) | ( | X | − | 200 | ) |
| 2000 | = | 5 4 | × | 2000 | ÷ | X | × | ( | X | − | 200 | ) |
| 2000 | = | 2500 | ÷ | X | × | ( | X | − | 200 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | X |
| 2000 | X | = | 2500 | ( | X | − | 200 | ) |
| 2000 | X | = | 2500 | X | − | 2500 | × | 200 |
| 2000 | X | = | 2500 | X | − | 500000 |
| 2000 | X | − | 2500 | X | = | - | 500000 |
| - | 500 | X | = | - | 500000 |
| 500000 | = | 500 | X |
| 500 | X | = | 500000 |
| X | = | 500000 | ÷ | 500 |
| = | 500000 | × | 1 500 |
| = | 1000 | × | 1 |
| X | = | 1000 |