| - | 73 | ÷ | ( | - | 3 | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ) | + | 14 | = | 15 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | - | 3 | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| - | 73 | + | 14 | ( | - | 3 | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ) | = | 15 | ( | - | 3 | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| - | 73 | − | 14 | × | 3 | − | 14 | × | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | 15 | ( | - | 3 | − | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ) |
| - | 73 | − | 14 | × | 3 | − | 14 | × | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 15 | × | 3 | − | 15 | × | 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| - | 73 | − | 42 | − | 28 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 45 | − | 30 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| - | 115 | − | 28 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 45 | − | 30 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| - | 115 | − | 28 | × | 2 | x | − | 28 | × | 1 | = | - | 45 | − | 30 | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| - | 115 | − | 28 | × | 2 | x | − | 28 | × | 1 | = | - | 45 | − | 30 | × | 2 | x | − | 30 | × | 1 |
| - | 115 | − | 56 | x | − | 28 | = | - | 45 | − | 60 | x | − | 30 |
| - | 143 | − | 56 | x | = | - | 75 | − | 60 | x |
| - | 56 | x | + | 60 | x | = | - | 75 | + | 143 |
| 4 | x | = | - | 75 | + | 143 |
| 4 | x | = | 68 |
| x | = | 68 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | 68 | × | 1 4 |
| = | 17 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 17 |