| 8 | + | 2 | ( | 8 | + | 6 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) | ) | = | 18 |
| 8 | + | 2 | × | 8 | + | 2 | × | 6 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) | = | 18 |
| 8 | + | 16 | + | 12 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) | = | 18 |
| 24 | + | 12 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) | = | 18 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) |
| 24 | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) | + | 12 | = | 18 | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) |
| 24 | × | 2 | x | − | 24 | × | 16 | + | 12 | = | 18 | ( | 2 | x | − | 16 | ) |
| 24 | × | 2 | x | − | 24 | × | 16 | + | 12 | = | 18 | × | 2 | x | − | 18 | × | 16 |
| 48 | x | − | 384 | + | 12 | = | 36 | x | − | 288 |
| 48 | x | − | 372 | = | 36 | x | − | 288 |
| 48 | x | − | 36 | x | = | - | 288 | + | 372 |
| 12 | x | = | - | 288 | + | 372 |
| 12 | x | = | 84 |
| x | = | 84 | ÷ | 12 |
| = | 84 | × | 1 12 |
| = | 7 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 7 |