| 100 | = | 50 100 | X | + | 5 100 | ( | 1000 | − | X | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 50 100 | X | + | 5 100 | × | 1000 | − | 5 100 | X |
| = | 50 100 | X | + | 50 | − | 5 100 | X |
| = | 9 20 | X | + | 50 |
| 100 | = | 9 20 | X | + | 50 |
| - | 9 20 | X | = | 50 | − | 100 |
| - | 9 20 | X | = | - | 50 |
| 50 | = | 9 20 | X |
9 20 | X | = | 50 |
| X | = | 50 | ÷ | 9 20 |
| = | 50 | × | 20 9 |
| X | = | 1000 9 |
| X | = | 111.111111 |