| 300 | ÷ | 240 | = | x | ÷ | ( | 5 | − | x | ) |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 5 | − | x | ) |
| 300 | ÷ | 240 | × | ( | 5 | − | x | ) | = | x |
| 300 | ÷ | 240 | × | 5 | − | 300 | ÷ | 240 | × | x | = | x |
25 4 | − | 5 4 | x | = | x |
| - | 5 4 | x | − | x | = | - | 25 4 |
| - | 9 4 | x | = | - | 25 4 |
25 4 | = | 9 4 | x |
9 4 | x | = | 25 4 |
| x | = | 25 4 | ÷ | 9 4 |
| = | 25 4 | × | 4 9 |
| = | 25 | × | 1 9 |
| x | = | 25 9 |
| x | = | 2.777778 |