| ( | 450 | − | 20000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | ) | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 |
| 450 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | − | 20000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | × | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 20 | ) |
| 450 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | 450 | × | 10 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | 450 | × | 10 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 40000 | × | 20 |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | 4500 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 450 | x | × | 20 | + | 4500 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9000 | x | + | 4500 | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9000 | x | + | 4500 | x | + | 4500 | × | 20 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9000 | x | + | 4500 | x | + | 90000 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 13500 | x | + | 90000 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 10 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 13500 | x | + | 90000 | − | 20000 | x | − | 20000 | × | 10 | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 13500 | x | + | 90000 | − | 20000 | x | − | 200000 | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |
| 450 | x | x | − | 6500 | x | − | 110000 | = | 40000 | x | + | 800000 |