| ( | 501 500 | − | 3 10000 | ) | x | + | ( | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | = | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 501 500 | x | − | 3 10000 | x | + | ( | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 10017 10000 | x | + | ( | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | ) | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 10017 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) | − | 3 10000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 10017 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | × | 1 | − | 499 500 | x | − | 3 10000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 10017 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | − | 499 500 | x | − | 3 10000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 37 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | ( | 1 | − | x | ) |
| = | 37 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | × | 1 | + | 3 10000 | x |
| = | 37 10000 | x | + | 499 500 | − | 3 10000 | + | 3 10000 | x |
| = | 1 250 | x | + | 9977 10000 |
1 250 | x | + | 9977 10000 | = | 1 |
1 250 | x | = | 1 | − | 9977 10000 |
1 250 | x | = | 23 10000 |
| x | = | 23 10000 | ÷ | 1 250 |
| = | 23 10000 | × | 250 |
| = | 23 40 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 23 40 |
| x | = | 0.575 |