| - | 97 | ÷ | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | ) | + | 16 | = | 17 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | ) |
| - | 97 | + | 16 | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | ) | = | 17 | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | ) |
| - | 97 | + | 16 | × | 7 | + | 16 | × | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 17 | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | ) |
| - | 97 | + | 16 | × | 7 | + | 16 | × | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 17 | × | 7 | + | 17 | × | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| - | 97 | + | 112 | + | 32 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 119 | + | 34 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 15 | + | 32 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) | = | 119 | + | 34 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 15 | + | 32 | × | 3 | x | + | 32 | × | 5 | = | 119 | + | 34 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| 15 | + | 32 | × | 3 | x | + | 32 | × | 5 | = | 119 | + | 34 | × | 3 | x | + | 34 | × | 5 |
| 15 | + | 96 | x | + | 160 | = | 119 | + | 102 | x | + | 170 |
| 175 | + | 96 | x | = | 289 | + | 102 | x |
| 96 | x | − | 102 | x | = | 289 | − | 175 |
| - | 6 | x | = | 289 | − | 175 |
| - | 6 | x | = | 114 |
| - | 114 | = | 6 | x |
| 6 | x | = | - | 114 |
| x | = | - | 114 | ÷ | 6 |
| = | - | 114 | × | 1 6 |
| = | - | 19 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 19 |