| 2000 | ÷ | X | − | 2000 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) | × | X | = | 5 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | X |
| 2000 | − | 2000 | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) | × | X | X | = | 5 | X |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) |
| 2000 | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) | − | 2000 | X | X | = | 5 | X | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) |
| 2000 | × | 1 | + | 2000 | × | 25 100 | − | 2000 | X | X | = | 5 | X | ( | 1 | + | 25 100 | ) |
| 2000 | × | 1 | + | 2000 | × | 25 100 | − | 2000 | X | X | = | 5 | X | × | 1 | + | 5 | X | × | 25 100 |
| 2000 | + | 500 | − | 2000 | X | X | = | 5 | X | + | 5 4 | X |
| 2500 | − | 2000 | X | X | = | 25 4 | X |