| 17 | + | 7 | ( | 2 | + | 7 | ( | 9 | + | 2 | x | ) | ) | = | 8 | ( | 8 | x | + | 8 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 17 | + | 7 | × | 2 | + | 7 | × | 7 | ( | 9 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 17 | + | 14 | + | 49 | ( | 9 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 31 | + | 49 | ( | 9 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 31 | + | 49 | × | 9 | + | 49 | × | 2 | x |
| = | 31 | + | 441 | + | 98 | x |
| = | 472 | + | 98 | x |
| 472 | + | 98 | x | = | 8 | ( | 8 | x | + | 8 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | × | 8 | x | + | 8 | × | 8 |
| = | 64 | x | + | 64 |
| 472 | + | 98 | x | = | 64 | x | + | 64 |
| 98 | x | − | 64 | x | = | 64 | − | 472 |
| 34 | x | = | 64 | − | 472 |
| 34 | x | = | - | 408 |
| x | = | - | 408 | ÷ | 34 |
| = | - | 408 | × | 1 34 |
| = | - | 12 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 12 |