| - | 64 | ÷ | ( | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | ) | + | 2 | = | 1 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | ) |
| - | 64 | + | 2 | ( | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | ) | = | 1 | ( | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | ) |
| - | 64 | + | 2 | × | 10 | + | 2 | × | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | = | 1 | ( | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | ) |
| - | 64 | + | 2 | × | 10 | + | 2 | × | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | = | 1 | × | 10 | + | 1 | × | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 64 | + | 20 | + | 4 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | = | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 44 | + | 4 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) | = | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 44 | − | 4 | × | 8 | x | + | 4 | × | 3 | = | 10 | + | 2 | ( | - | 8 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 44 | − | 4 | × | 8 | x | + | 4 | × | 3 | = | 10 | − | 2 | × | 8 | x | + | 2 | × | 3 |
| - | 44 | − | 32 | x | + | 12 | = | 10 | − | 16 | x | + | 6 |
| - | 32 | − | 32 | x | = | 16 | − | 16 | x |
| - | 32 | x | + | 16 | x | = | 16 | + | 32 |
| - | 16 | x | = | 16 | + | 32 |
| - | 16 | x | = | 48 |
| - | 48 | = | 16 | x |
| 16 | x | = | - | 48 |
| x | = | - | 48 | ÷ | 16 |
| = | - | 48 | × | 1 16 |
| = | - | 3 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 3 |