| ( | y | + | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 17 | ) | × | 1 | ÷ | 7 | = | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | y | + | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 17 | ) | × | 1 7 |
| ( | y | + | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 17 | ) | × | 1 7 | = | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | y | × | 1 7 | + | y | ÷ | 2 | × | 1 7 | + | 17 | × | 1 7 |
| = | y | × | 1 7 | + | y | × | 1 14 | + | 17 7 |
| = | 3 14 | y | + | 17 7 |
3 14 | y | + | 17 7 | = | y | ÷ | 2 | + | 2 |
3 14 | y | − | 1 2 | y | = | 2 | − | 17 7 |
| - | 2 7 | y | = | 2 | − | 17 7 |
| - | 2 7 | y | = | - | 3 7 |
3 7 | = | 2 7 | y |
2 7 | y | = | 3 7 |
| y | = | 3 7 | ÷ | 2 7 |
| = | 3 7 | × | 7 2 |
| = | 3 | × | 1 2 |
| y | = | 3 2 |
| y | = | 1.5 |