| 5 | ÷ | 8 | × | x | + | 2 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 100 | − | x | ) | = | 64 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 8 | x | + | 2 3 | ( | 100 | − | x | ) |
5 8 | x | + | 2 3 | ( | 100 | − | x | ) | = | 64 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 8 | x | + | 2 3 | × | 100 | − | 2 3 | x |
| = | 5 8 | x | + | 200 3 | − | 2 3 | x |
| = | - | 1 24 | x | + | 200 3 |
| - | 1 24 | x | + | 200 3 | = | 64 |
| - | 1 24 | x | = | 64 | − | 200 3 |
| - | 1 24 | x | = | - | 8 3 |
8 3 | = | 1 24 | x |
1 24 | x | = | 8 3 |
| x | = | 8 3 | ÷ | 1 24 |
| = | 8 3 | × | 24 |
| = | 8 | × | 8 |
| x | = | 64 |