| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 8 | x | − | 50 | ) | − | 10 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | 10 | x | + | 40 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | ( | 8 | x | − | 50 | ) | − | 10 |
1 3 | ( | 8 | x | − | 50 | ) | − | 10 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | 10 | x | + | 40 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | × | 8 | x | − | 1 3 | × | 50 | − | 10 |
| = | 8 3 | x | − | 50 3 | − | 10 |
| = | 8 3 | x | − | 80 3 |
8 3 | x | − | 80 3 | = | 1 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | 10 | x | + | 40 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 5 | ( | 10 | x | + | 40 | ) |
8 3 | x | − | 80 3 | = | 1 5 | ( | 10 | x | + | 40 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 5 | × | 10 | x | + | 1 5 | × | 40 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 8 |
8 3 | x | − | 80 3 | = | 2 | x | + | 8 |
8 3 | x | − | 2 | x | = | 8 | + | 80 3 |
2 3 | x | = | 8 | + | 80 3 |
2 3 | x | = | 104 3 |
| x | = | 104 3 | ÷ | 2 3 |
| = | 104 3 | × | 3 2 |
| = | 52 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 52 |