| - | 1 2 | m | + | 2 | = | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 3 | m | − | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 2 | ( | 3 | m | − | 1 | ) |
| - | 1 2 | m | + | 2 | = | 1 2 | ( | 3 | m | − | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 2 | × | 3 | m | − | 1 2 | × | 1 |
| = | 3 2 | m | − | 1 2 |
| - | 1 2 | m | + | 2 | = | 3 2 | m | − | 1 2 |
| - | 1 2 | m | − | 3 2 | m | = | - | 1 2 | − | 2 |
| - | 2 | m | = | - | 1 2 | − | 2 |
| - | 2 | m | = | - | 5 2 |
5 2 | = | 2 | m |
| 2 | m | = | 5 2 |
| m | = | 5 2 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 5 2 | × | 1 2 |
| m | = | 5 4 |
| m | = | 1.25 |