| ( | 59 | − | X | ) | ÷ | 59 | × | 100 100 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | 59 | − | X | ) | × | 1 59 |
| ( | 59 | − | X | ) | × | 1 59 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 59 | × | 1 59 | − | X | × | 1 59 |
| = | 1 | − | X | × | 1 59 |
| 1 | − | 1 59 | X | = | 0 |
| - | 1 59 | X | = | 0 | − | 1 |
| - | 1 59 | X | = | - | 1 |
| 1 | = | 1 59 | X |
1 59 | X | = | 1 |
| X | = | 1 | ÷ | 1 59 |
| = | 1 | × | 59 |
| X | = | 59 |