| 600 | ( | 12 | − | x | ) | + | 400 | ( | 27 2 | − | x | ) | = | 5000 |
| Left side of the equation = | 600 | × | 12 | − | 600 | x | + | 400 | ( | 27 2 | − | x | ) |
| = | 7200 | − | 600 | x | + | 400 | ( | 27 2 | − | x | ) |
| = | 7200 | − | 600 | x | + | 400 | × | 27 2 | − | 400 | x |
| = | 7200 | − | 600 | x | + | 5400 | − | 400 | x |
| = | 12600 | − | 1000 | x |
| 12600 | − | 1000 | x | = | 5000 |
| - | 1000 | x | = | 5000 | − | 12600 |
| - | 1000 | x | = | - | 7600 |
| 7600 | = | 1000 | x |
| 1000 | x | = | 7600 |
| x | = | 7600 | ÷ | 1000 |
| = | 7600 | × | 1 1000 |
| = | 38 | × | 1 5 |
| x | = | 38 5 |
| x | = | 7.6 |