| x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | ÷ | 100 | ) | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | = | 300 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | x | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | ( | 1 | + | x | ÷ | 100 | ) | = | 300 | ( | 1 | + | x | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | 1 | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | x | ÷ | 100 | = | 300 | ( | 1 | + | x | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | 1 | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | x | ÷ | 100 | = | 300 | × | 1 | + | 300 | x | ÷ | 100 |
| x | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | 1 | − | x | ÷ | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | × | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 3 | x |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | − | x | × | 1 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | + | 3 | x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | − | x | × | 1 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) | + | 3 | x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | − | x | × | 1 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | × | 1 | + | 300 | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | + | 3 | x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | × | 1 | + | x | x | × | 23 2000 | − | x | × | 1 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 69 20 | x | + | 3 | x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| 0 | x | + | x | x | × | 23 2000 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 69 20 | x | + | 3 | x | ( | 1 | + | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 | ) |
| x | x | × | 23 2000 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 69 20 | x | + | 3 | x | × | 1 | + | 3 | x | x | × | 23 20 | ÷ | 100 |
| x | x | × | 23 2000 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 69 20 | x | + | 3 | x | + | 69 2000 | x | x |
| x | x | × | 23 2000 | − | x | x | × | 1 100 | = | 300 | + | 129 20 | x | + | 69 2000 | x | x |