| 7000 | ÷ | X | = | 1000 | ÷ | ( | 5 | X | − | 100 | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | X | , | ( | 5 | X | − | 100 | ) |
| 7000 | ( | 5 | X | − | 100 | ) | = | 1000 | X |
| 7000 | × | 5 | X | − | 7000 | × | 100 | = | 1000 | X |
| 35000 | X | − | 700000 | = | 1000 | X |
| 35000 | X | − | 1000 | X | = | 700000 |
| 34000 | X | = | 700000 |
| X | = | 700000 | ÷ | 34000 |
| = | 700000 | × | 1 34000 |
| = | 350 | × | 1 17 |
| X | = | 350 17 |
| X | = | 20.588235 |