| 12 | + | 3 | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 8 | + | x | ) | ) | = | 7 | ( | x | + | 14 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 12 | + | 3 | × | 7 | + | 3 | × | 2 | ( | 8 | + | x | ) |
| = | 12 | + | 21 | + | 6 | ( | 8 | + | x | ) |
| = | 33 | + | 6 | ( | 8 | + | x | ) |
| = | 33 | + | 6 | × | 8 | + | 6 | x |
| = | 33 | + | 48 | + | 6 | x |
| = | 81 | + | 6 | x |
| 81 | + | 6 | x | = | 7 | ( | x | + | 14 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 7 | x | + | 7 | × | 14 |
| = | 7 | x | + | 98 |
| 81 | + | 6 | x | = | 7 | x | + | 98 |
| 6 | x | − | 7 | x | = | 98 | − | 81 |
| - | x | = | 98 | − | 81 |
| - | x | = | 98 | − | 81 |
| - | x | = | 17 |
| - | 17 | = | x |
| x | = | - | 17 |