| 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | − | 1 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | − | 2 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | − | 3 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | − | 6 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | − | 6 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 40000 | × | 1 | + | 40000 | r | − | 6 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 40000 | + | 40000 | r | − | 6 | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 39994 | + | 40000 | r | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 39994 | + | 40000 | r | + | 40000 | × | 1 | + | 40000 | r | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 39994 | + | 40000 | r | + | 40000 | + | 40000 | r | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 79994 | + | 80000 | r | + | 40000 | ( | 1 | + | r | ) |
| = | 79994 | + | 80000 | r | + | 40000 | × | 1 | + | 40000 | r |
| = | 79994 | + | 80000 | r | + | 40000 | + | 40000 | r |
| = | 119994 | + | 120000 | r |
| 119994 | + | 120000 | r | = | 0 |
| 120000 | r | = | 0 | − | 119994 |
| 120000 | r | = | - | 119994 |
| r | = | - | 119994 | ÷ | 120000 |
| = | - | 119994 | × | 1 120000 |
| = | - | 19999 | × | 1 20000 |
| r | = | - | 19999 20000 |
| r | = | - 0.99995 |