| ( | x | − | 180 | ) | ÷ | 1500 | = | ( | x | − | 180 | ) | − | ( | 4000 | × | 2 25 | ) | ÷ | 1000 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | × | 1 1500 | − | 180 | × | 1 1500 |
| = | x | × | 1 1500 | − | 3 25 |
1 1500 | x | − | 3 25 | = | ( | x | − | 180 | ) | − | ( | 4000 | × | 2 25 | ) | ÷ | 1000 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | − | 180 | − | ( | 4000 | × | 2 25 | ) | × | 1 1000 |
| = | x | − | 180 | − | 4000 | × | 2 25 | × | 1 1000 |
| = | x | − | 180 | − | 8 25 |
| = | x | − | 4508 25 |
1 1500 | x | − | 3 25 | = | x | − | 4508 25 |
1 1500 | x | − | x | = | - | 4508 25 | + | 3 25 |
| - | 1499 1500 | x | = | - | 4508 25 | + | 3 25 |
| - | 1499 1500 | x | = | - | 901 5 |
901 5 | = | 1499 1500 | x |
1499 1500 | x | = | 901 5 |
| x | = | 901 5 | ÷ | 1499 1500 |
| = | 901 5 | × | 1500 1499 |
| = | 901 | × | 300 1499 |
| x | = | 270300 1499 |
| x | = | 180.320213 |