| 100 | ( | 1 | + | x | ) | − | 1700 | x | − | 1 | = | 0 |
| Left side of the equation = | 100 | × | 1 | + | 100 | x | − | 1700 | x | − | 1 |
| = | 100 | + | 100 | x | − | 1700 | x | − | 1 |
| = | 99 | − | 1600 | x |
| 99 | − | 1600 | x | = | 0 |
| - | 1600 | x | = | 0 | − | 99 |
| - | 1600 | x | = | - | 99 |
| 99 | = | 1600 | x |
| 1600 | x | = | 99 |
| x | = | 99 | ÷ | 1600 |
| = | 99 | × | 1 1600 |
| x | = | 99 1600 |
| x | = | 0.061875 |