| ( | 100 100 | − | X | ) | ÷ | 100 100 | × | 1 4 | = | ( | X | − | 85 100 | ) | ÷ | 85 100 | × | 1 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 100 100 | − | X | ) | × | 1 4 |
| ( | 100 100 | − | X | ) | × | 1 4 | = | ( | X | − | 85 100 | ) | ÷ | 85 100 | × | 1 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 100 100 | × | 1 4 | − | X | × | 1 4 |
| = | 1 4 | − | X | × | 1 4 |
1 4 | − | 1 4 | X | = | ( | X | − | 85 100 | ) | ÷ | 85 100 | × | 1 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | X | − | 85 100 | ) | × | 10 17 |
1 4 | − | 1 4 | X | = | ( | X | − | 85 100 | ) | × | 10 17 |
| Right side of the equation = | X | × | 10 17 | − | 85 100 | × | 10 17 |
| = | X | × | 10 17 | − | 1 2 |
1 4 | − | 1 4 | X | = | 10 17 | X | − | 1 2 |
| - | 1 4 | X | − | 10 17 | X | = | - | 1 2 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 57 68 | X | = | - | 1 2 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 57 68 | X | = | - | 3 4 |
3 4 | = | 57 68 | X |
57 68 | X | = | 3 4 |
| X | = | 3 4 | ÷ | 57 68 |
| = | 3 4 | × | 68 57 |
| = | 1 | × | 17 19 |
| X | = | 17 19 |
| X | = | 0.894737 |