| 400 | ÷ | x | + | 2000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 50 | = | 2400 | ÷ | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 400 | + | 2000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | × | x | + | 50 | x | = | 2400 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| 400 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 2000 | x | + | 50 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 2400 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| 400 | x | + | 400 | × | 2 | + | 2000 | x | + | 50 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 2400 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| 400 | x | + | 400 | × | 2 | + | 2000 | x | + | 50 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 2400 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | x | + | 2400 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | × | 2 |
| 400 | x | + | 800 | + | 2000 | x | + | 50 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 2400 | x | + | 4800 |
| 2400 | x | + | 800 | + | 50 | x | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 2400 | x | + | 4800 |
| 2400 | x | + | 800 | + | 50 | x | x | + | 50 | x | × | 2 | = | 2400 | x | + | 4800 |
| 2400 | x | + | 800 | + | 50 | x | x | + | 100 | x | = | 2400 | x | + | 4800 |
| 2500 | x | + | 800 | + | 50 | x | x | = | 2400 | x | + | 4800 |