| ( | X | − | 5000 | ) | × | 1 5 | = | X | − | 20000 |
| Left side of the equation = | X | × | 1 5 | − | 5000 | × | 1 5 |
| = | X | × | 1 5 | − | 1000 |
1 5 | X | − | 1000 | = | X | − | 20000 |
1 5 | X | − | X | = | - | 20000 | + | 1000 |
| - | 4 5 | X | = | - | 20000 | + | 1000 |
| - | 4 5 | X | = | - | 19000 |
| 19000 | = | 4 5 | X |
4 5 | X | = | 19000 |
| X | = | 19000 | ÷ | 4 5 |
| = | 19000 | × | 5 4 |
| = | 4750 | × | 5 |
| X | = | 23750 |