| 2 | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | = | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | x | + | 2 | × | 8 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 16 |
| 2 | x | + | 16 | = | 3 | ( | x | − | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 | x | − | 3 | × | 1 |
| = | 3 | x | − | 3 |
| 2 | x | + | 16 | = | 3 | x | − | 3 |
| 2 | x | − | 3 | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 19 |
| 19 | = | x |
| x | = | 19 |
| 2 | x | + | 16 | = | 3 | x | − | 3 |
| 2 | x | − | 3 | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| - | x | = | - | 19 |
| 19 | = | x |
| x | = | 19 |
| 2 | x | − | 3 | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 | x |
| - | 1 | x | = | - | 3 | − | 16 |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 19 |
| - | 1 | x | = | - | 19 |
| - | x | = | - | 19 |
| 19 | = | x |
| x | = | 19 |