| ( | 450 | − | 20000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | ) | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 |
| 450 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ÷ | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | × | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) |
| 450 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | + | 450 | × | 52 5 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | + | 450 | × | 52 5 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 40000 | × | 104 5 |
| 450 | x | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | + | 4680 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 450 | x | × | 104 5 | + | 4680 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9360 | x | + | 4680 | ( | x | + | 104 5 | ) | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9360 | x | + | 4680 | x | + | 4680 | × | 104 5 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 9360 | x | + | 4680 | x | + | 97344 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 14040 | x | + | 97344 | − | 20000 | ( | x | + | 52 5 | ) | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 14040 | x | + | 97344 | − | 20000 | x | − | 20000 | × | 52 5 | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | + | 14040 | x | + | 97344 | − | 20000 | x | − | 208000 | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |
| 450 | x | x | − | 5960 | x | − | 110656 | = | 40000 | x | + | 832000 |