| 73 | ÷ | ( | - | 8 | + | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | ) | + | 8 | = | 7 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | - | 8 | + | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | ) |
| 73 | + | 8 | ( | - | 8 | + | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | ) | = | 7 | ( | - | 8 | + | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | ) |
| 73 | − | 8 | × | 8 | + | 8 | × | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | = | 7 | ( | - | 8 | + | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | ) |
| 73 | − | 8 | × | 8 | + | 8 | × | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | = | - | 7 | × | 8 | + | 7 | × | 5 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 73 | − | 64 | + | 40 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | = | - | 56 | + | 35 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 9 | + | 40 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) | = | - | 56 | + | 35 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 9 | + | 40 | × | 4 | x | + | 40 | × | 7 | = | - | 56 | + | 35 | ( | 4 | x | + | 7 | ) |
| 9 | + | 40 | × | 4 | x | + | 40 | × | 7 | = | - | 56 | + | 35 | × | 4 | x | + | 35 | × | 7 |
| 9 | + | 160 | x | + | 280 | = | - | 56 | + | 140 | x | + | 245 |
| 289 | + | 160 | x | = | 189 | + | 140 | x |
| 160 | x | − | 140 | x | = | 189 | − | 289 |
| 20 | x | = | 189 | − | 289 |
| 20 | x | = | - | 100 |
| x | = | - | 100 | ÷ | 20 |
| = | - | 100 | × | 1 20 |
| = | - | 5 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 5 |