| ( | 5 | − | x | ) | ÷ | 100000 | − | x | ÷ | 432 | = | ( | 5 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 1690 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | × | 1 100000 | − | x | × | 1 100000 | − | 1 432 | x |
| = | 1 20000 | − | x | × | 1 100000 | − | 1 432 | x |
| = | 1 20000 | − | 6277 2700000 | x |
1 20000 | − | 6277 2700000 | x | = | ( | 5 | + | x | ) | ÷ | 1690 |
| Right side of the equation = | 5 | × | 1 1690 | + | x | × | 1 1690 |
| = | 1 338 | + | x | × | 1 1690 |
1 20000 | − | 6277 2700000 | x | = | 1 338 | + | 1 1690 | x |
| - | 6277 2700000 | x | − | 1 1690 | x | = | 1 338 | − | 1 20000 |
| - | 1330813 456300000 | x | = | 1 338 | − | 1 20000 |
| - | 1330813 456300000 | x | = | 9831 3380000 |
| - | 9831 3380000 | = | 1330813 456300000 | x |
1330813 456300000 | x | = | - | 9831 3380000 |
| x | = | - | 9831 3380000 | ÷ | 1330813 456300000 |
| = | - | 9831 3380000 | × | 456300000 1330813 |
| = | - | 9831 | × | 135 1330813 |
| x | = | - | 1327185 1330813 |
| x | = | - 0.997274 |