| 536 | ÷ | x | + | 4000 | ÷ | ( | 5 4 | x | ) | + | 2 | = | 4536 | ÷ | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | x |
| 536 | + | 4000 | ÷ | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | × | 1 | + | 2 | x | = | 4536 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) |
| 536 | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | + | 4000 | × | 1 | + | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4536 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) |
| 536 | × | 5 4 | × | 1 | + | 4000 | × | 1 | + | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4536 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) |
| 536 | × | 5 4 | × | 1 | + | 4000 | × | 1 | + | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 4536 | ÷ | 1 | × | 1 | × | 5 4 | × | 1 |
| 670 | + | 4000 | + | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 5670 |
| 4670 | + | 2 | x | ( | 5 4 | × | 1 | ) | = | 5670 |
| 4670 | + | 2 | x | × | 5 4 | × | 1 | = | 5670 |
| 4670 | + | 5 2 | x | = | 5670 |
5 2 | x | = | 5670 | − | 4670 |
5 2 | x | = | 1000 |
| x | = | 1000 | ÷ | 5 2 |
| = | 1000 | × | 2 5 |
| = | 200 | × | 2 |
| x | = | 400 |