| 2000 | × | 5 | = | X | ( | 1000 | + | 150 | ) | × | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 10000 |
| 10000 | = | X | ( | 1000 | + | 150 | ) | × | 5 |
| Right side of the equation = | X | × | 1000 | × | 5 | + | X | × | 150 | × | 5 |
| = | X | × | 5000 | + | X | × | 750 |
| = | 5750 | X |
| 10000 | = | 5750 | X |
| - | 5750 | X | = | - | 10000 |
| 10000 | = | 5750 | X |
| 5750 | X | = | 10000 |
| X | = | 10000 | ÷ | 5750 |
| = | 10000 | × | 1 5750 |
| = | 40 | × | 1 23 |
| X | = | 40 23 |
| X | = | 1.73913 |