| - | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | g | + | 1 | ÷ | 4 | − | 2 | g | = | - | 2 | − | 5 | ÷ | 8 | × | g | + | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 2 | g | + | 1 4 | − | 2 | g |
| = | - | 5 2 | g | + | 1 4 |
| - | 5 2 | g | + | 1 4 | = | - | 2 | − | 5 | ÷ | 8 | × | g | + | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 2 | − | 5 8 | g | + | 1 |
| = | - | 1 | − | 5 8 | g |
| - | 5 2 | g | + | 1 4 | = | - | 1 | − | 5 8 | g |
| - | 5 2 | g | + | 5 8 | g | = | - | 1 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 15 8 | g | = | - | 1 | − | 1 4 |
| - | 15 8 | g | = | - | 5 4 |
5 4 | = | 15 8 | g |
15 8 | g | = | 5 4 |
| g | = | 5 4 | ÷ | 15 8 |
| = | 5 4 | × | 8 15 |
| = | 1 | × | 2 3 |
| g | = | 2 3 |
| g | = | 0.666667 |