| 1000 | ( | 1150 | − | X | ) | = | 8000 | ( | X | − | 250 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1000 | × | 1150 | − | 1000 | X |
| = | 1150000 | − | 1000 | X |
| 1150000 | − | 1000 | X | = | 8000 | ( | X | − | 250 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8000 | X | − | 8000 | × | 250 |
| = | 8000 | X | − | 2000000 |
| 1150000 | − | 1000 | X | = | 8000 | X | − | 2000000 |
| - | 1000 | X | − | 8000 | X | = | - | 2000000 | − | 1150000 |
| - | 9000 | X | = | - | 2000000 | − | 1150000 |
| - | 9000 | X | = | - | 3150000 |
| 3150000 | = | 9000 | X |
| 9000 | X | = | 3150000 |
| X | = | 3150000 | ÷ | 9000 |
| = | 3150000 | × | 1 9000 |
| = | 350 | × | 1 |
| X | = | 350 |