| - | 9 | + | 9 | ( | - | 6 | − | 5 | ( | 12 | + | x | ) | ) | = | - | 14 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 9 | − | 9 | × | 6 | − | 9 | × | 5 | ( | 12 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 9 | − | 54 | − | 45 | ( | 12 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 63 | − | 45 | ( | 12 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 63 | − | 45 | × | 12 | − | 45 | x |
| = | - | 63 | − | 540 | − | 45 | x |
| = | - | 603 | − | 45 | x |
| - | 603 | − | 45 | x | = | - | 14 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 14 | x | − | 14 | × | 1 |
| = | - | 14 | x | − | 14 |
| - | 603 | − | 45 | x | = | - | 14 | x | − | 14 |
| - | 45 | x | + | 14 | x | = | - | 14 | + | 603 |
| - | 31 | x | = | - | 14 | + | 603 |
| - | 31 | x | = | 589 |
| - | 589 | = | 31 | x |
| 31 | x | = | - | 589 |
| x | = | - | 589 | ÷ | 31 |
| = | - | 589 | × | 1 31 |
| = | - | 19 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 19 |