| 1677 | × | 3 50 | + | ( | X | − | 1677 | ) | = | X | × | 1 25 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5031 50 | + | ( | X | − | 1677 | ) |
5031 50 | + | ( | X | − | 1677 | ) | = | X | × | 1 25 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5031 50 | + | X | − | 1677 |
| = | - | 78819 50 | + | X |
| - | 78819 50 | + | X | = | X | × | 1 25 |
| X | − | 1 25 | X | = | 78819 50 |
24 25 | X | = | 78819 50 |
| X | = | 78819 50 | ÷ | 24 25 |
| = | 78819 50 | × | 25 24 |
| = | 26273 2 | × | 1 8 |
| X | = | 26273 16 |
| X | = | 1642.0625 |