| ( | 149 | + | 120 | + | 225 | ) | ÷ | 30 | × | x | + | 120 | ÷ | 30 | × | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 90 | ÷ | 30 | × | ( | x | + | 30 | ) | = | 972 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 149 | + | 120 | + | 225 | ) | × | 1 30 | x | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| ( | 149 | + | 120 | + | 225 | ) | × | 1 30 | x | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) | = | 972 |
| Left side of the equation = | 149 | × | 1 30 | x | + | 120 | × | 1 30 | x | + | 225 | × | 1 30 | x | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 3 |
| = | 149 30 | x | + | 4 | x | + | 15 2 | x | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| = | 247 15 | x | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 15 | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| = | 247 15 | x | + | 4 | x | + | 4 | × | 15 | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| = | 247 15 | x | + | 4 | x | + | 60 | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| = | 307 15 | x | + | 60 | + | 3 | ( | x | + | 30 | ) |
| = | 307 15 | x | + | 60 | + | 3 | x | + | 3 | × | 30 |
| = | 307 15 | x | + | 60 | + | 3 | x | + | 90 |
| = | 352 15 | x | + | 150 |
352 15 | x | + | 150 | = | 972 |
352 15 | x | = | 972 | − | 150 |
352 15 | x | = | 822 |
| x | = | 822 | ÷ | 352 15 |
| = | 822 | × | 15 352 |
| = | 411 | × | 15 176 |
| x | = | 6165 176 |
| x | = | 35.028409 |