| - | 8 | ( | 48 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | + | 7 | ) | + | 4 | = | 12 |
| - | 8 | × | 48 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | − | 8 | × | 7 | + | 4 | = | 12 |
| - | 384 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | − | 56 | + | 4 | = | 12 |
| - | 384 | ÷ | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | − | 52 | = | 12 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| - | 384 | − | 52 | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 12 | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| - | 384 | − | 52 | × | 2 | x | − | 52 | × | 2 | = | 12 | ( | 2 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| - | 384 | − | 52 | × | 2 | x | − | 52 | × | 2 | = | 12 | × | 2 | x | + | 12 | × | 2 |
| - | 384 | − | 104 | x | − | 104 | = | 24 | x | + | 24 |
| - | 488 | − | 104 | x | = | 24 | x | + | 24 |
| - | 104 | x | − | 24 | x | = | 24 | + | 488 |
| - | 128 | x | = | 24 | + | 488 |
| - | 128 | x | = | 512 |
| - | 512 | = | 128 | x |
| 128 | x | = | - | 512 |
| x | = | - | 512 | ÷ | 128 |
| = | - | 512 | × | 1 128 |
| = | - | 4 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 4 |