| 2 | + | 2 | ( | 8 | + | 4 | ( | 6 | + | x | ) | ) | = | - | 2 | ( | - | x | − | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | + | 2 | × | 8 | + | 2 | × | 4 | ( | 6 | + | x | ) |
| = | 2 | + | 16 | + | 8 | ( | 6 | + | x | ) |
| = | 18 | + | 8 | ( | 6 | + | x | ) |
| = | 18 | + | 8 | × | 6 | + | 8 | x |
| = | 18 | + | 48 | + | 8 | x |
| = | 66 | + | 8 | x |
| 66 | + | 8 | x | = | - | 2 | ( | - | x | − | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x | + | 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 6 |
| 66 | + | 8 | x | = | 2 | x | + | 6 |
| 8 | x | − | 2 | x | = | 6 | − | 66 |
| 6 | x | = | 6 | − | 66 |
| 6 | x | = | - | 60 |
| x | = | - | 60 | ÷ | 6 |
| = | - | 60 | × | 1 6 |
| = | - | 10 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 10 |