| 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | - | 1 | + | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 2 | ( | - | 1 | + | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
1 2 | ( | - | 1 | + | x | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 2 | × | 1 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 1 | − | 1 2 | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 1 2 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | − | 1 2 | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 1 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | ( | 5 | − | 2 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 1 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 5 | + | 1 2 | × | 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 5 |
| = | - | 1 | + | 1 2 | x | − | 5 2 | + | 1 | x | − | 5 2 |
| = | - | 6 | + | 3 2 | x |
| - | 6 | + | 3 2 | x | = | 2 |
3 2 | x | = | 2 | + | 6 |
3 2 | x | = | 8 |
| x | = | 8 | ÷ | 3 2 |
| = | 8 | × | 2 3 |
| x | = | 16 3 |
| x | = | 5.333333 |