| - | 8 | + | 4 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | ( | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) | ) | = | 13 | ( | 5 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 8 | + | 4 | × | 1 | + | 4 | × | 5 | ( | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | - | 8 | + | 4 | + | 20 | ( | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | - | 4 | + | 20 | ( | 14 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | - | 4 | + | 20 | × | 14 | + | 20 | × | 2 | x |
| = | - | 4 | + | 280 | + | 40 | x |
| = | 276 | + | 40 | x |
| 276 | + | 40 | x | = | 13 | ( | 5 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 13 | × | 5 | x | + | 13 | × | 2 |
| = | 65 | x | + | 26 |
| 276 | + | 40 | x | = | 65 | x | + | 26 |
| 40 | x | − | 65 | x | = | 26 | − | 276 |
| - | 25 | x | = | 26 | − | 276 |
| - | 25 | x | = | - | 250 |
| 250 | = | 25 | x |
| 25 | x | = | 250 |
| x | = | 250 | ÷ | 25 |
| = | 250 | × | 1 25 |
| = | 10 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 10 |