| - | 13 | + | 2 | ( | 2 | + | 7 | ( | - | 8 | + | 4 | x | ) | ) | = | - | 5 | ( | 8 | x | + | 11 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 13 | + | 2 | × | 2 | + | 2 | × | 7 | ( | - | 8 | + | 4 | x | ) |
| = | - | 13 | + | 4 | + | 14 | ( | - | 8 | + | 4 | x | ) |
| = | - | 9 | + | 14 | ( | - | 8 | + | 4 | x | ) |
| = | - | 9 | − | 14 | × | 8 | + | 14 | × | 4 | x |
| = | - | 9 | − | 112 | + | 56 | x |
| = | - | 121 | + | 56 | x |
| - | 121 | + | 56 | x | = | - | 5 | ( | 8 | x | + | 11 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 5 | × | 8 | x | − | 5 | × | 11 |
| = | - | 40 | x | − | 55 |
| - | 121 | + | 56 | x | = | - | 40 | x | − | 55 |
| 56 | x | + | 40 | x | = | - | 55 | + | 121 |
| 96 | x | = | - | 55 | + | 121 |
| 96 | x | = | 66 |
| x | = | 66 | ÷ | 96 |
| = | 66 | × | 1 96 |
| = | 11 | × | 1 16 |
| x | = | 11 16 |
| x | = | 0.6875 |