| 15 | ÷ | 16 | × | ( | 32 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | ) | − | 16 | ) | − | x | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 15 16 | ( | 32 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | ) | − | 16 | ) | − | x |
15 16 | ( | 32 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | ) | − | 16 | ) | − | x | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 15 16 | × | 32 | ÷ | 5 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | ) | − | 15 16 | × | 16 | − | x |
| = | 6 | ( | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 1 | ) | − | 15 | − | x |
| = | 6 | x | ÷ | 3 | − | 6 | × | 1 | − | 15 | − | x |
| = | 2 | x | − | 6 | − | 15 | − | x |
| = | 1 | x | − | 21 |
| 1 | x | − | 21 | = | 2 |
| 1 | x | = | 2 | + | 21 |
| x | = | 2 | + | 21 |
| x | = | 23 |