| 80 | × | 18 | × | 10 | = | ( | 80 | + | 70 | ) | × | 8 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 14400 |
| 14400 | = | ( | 80 | + | 70 | ) | × | 8 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 80 | × | 8 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) | + | 70 | × | 8 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| = | 640 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) | + | 560 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| = | 640 | t | + | 640 | × | 10 | + | 560 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| = | 640 | t | + | 6400 | + | 560 | ( | t | + | 10 | ) |
| = | 640 | t | + | 6400 | + | 560 | t | + | 560 | × | 10 |
| = | 640 | t | + | 6400 | + | 560 | t | + | 5600 |
| = | 1200 | t | + | 12000 |
| 14400 | = | 1200 | t | + | 12000 |
| - | 1200 | t | = | 12000 | − | 14400 |
| - | 1200 | t | = | - | 2400 |
| 2400 | = | 1200 | t |
| 1200 | t | = | 2400 |
| t | = | 2400 | ÷ | 1200 |
| = | 2400 | × | 1 1200 |
| = | 2 | × | 1 |
| t | = | 2 |