| 24 | × | 5 | = | t | + | ( | t | + | 2 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 4 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 120 |
| 120 | = | t | + | ( | t | + | 2 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 4 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | t | + | t | + | 2 | + | ( | t | + | 4 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 2 | t | + | 2 | + | ( | t | + | 4 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 2 | t | + | 2 | + | t | + | 4 | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 3 | t | + | 6 | + | ( | t | + | 6 | ) | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 3 | t | + | 6 | + | t | + | 6 | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 4 | t | + | 12 | + | ( | t | + | 8 | ) |
| = | 4 | t | + | 12 | + | t | + | 8 |
| = | 5 | t | + | 20 |
| 120 | = | 5 | t | + | 20 |
| - | 5 | t | = | 20 | − | 120 |
| - | 5 | t | = | - | 100 |
| 100 | = | 5 | t |
| 5 | t | = | 100 |
| t | = | 100 | ÷ | 5 |
| = | 100 | × | 1 5 |
| = | 20 | × | 1 |
| t | = | 20 |