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167540=125\left(x-144000\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to 144000 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x-144000.
167540=125x-18000000
Use the distributive property to multiply 125 by x-144000.
125x-18000000=167540
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
125x=167540+18000000
Add 18000000 to both sides.
125x=18167540
Add 167540 and 18000000 to get 18167540.
x=\frac{18167540}{125}
Divide both sides by 125.
x=\frac{3633508}{25}
Reduce the fraction \frac{18167540}{125} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.