| 7 | + | 4 | ( | 18 | + | 5 | ( | - | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) | ) | = | 7 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 7 | + | 4 | × | 18 | + | 4 | × | 5 | ( | - | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 7 | + | 72 | + | 20 | ( | - | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 79 | + | 20 | ( | - | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 79 | − | 20 | × | 14 | + | 20 | × | 2 | x |
| = | 79 | − | 280 | + | 40 | x |
| = | - | 201 | + | 40 | x |
| - | 201 | + | 40 | x | = | 7 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 7 | × | 2 | x | + | 7 | × | 1 |
| = | 14 | x | + | 7 |
| - | 201 | + | 40 | x | = | 14 | x | + | 7 |
| 40 | x | − | 14 | x | = | 7 | + | 201 |
| 26 | x | = | 7 | + | 201 |
| 26 | x | = | 208 |
| x | = | 208 | ÷ | 26 |
| = | 208 | × | 1 26 |
| = | 8 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 8 |