| - | 4 | ( | 6 | + | x | ) | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) | = | - | 2 | ( | - | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 4 | × | 6 | − | 4 | x | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 24 | − | 4 | x | + | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| = | - | 24 | − | 4 | x | + | 3 | x | − | 3 | × | 1 |
| = | - | 24 | − | 4 | x | + | 3 | x | − | 3 |
| = | - | 27 | − | 1 | x |
| - | 27 | − | 1 | x | = | - | 2 | ( | - | x | − | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x | + | 2 | × | 2 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 4 |
| - | 27 | − | 1 | x | = | 2 | x | + | 4 |
| - | 1 | x | − | 2 | x | = | 4 | + | 27 |
| - | 3 | x | = | 4 | + | 27 |
| - | 3 | x | = | 31 |
| - | 31 | = | 3 | x |
| 3 | x | = | - | 31 |
| x | = | - | 31 | ÷ | 3 |
| = | - | 31 | × | 1 3 |
| x | = | - | 31 3 |
| x | = | - 10.333333 |