| - | 8 | + | 4 | ( | - | 1 | − | 7 | ( | 17 | + | x | ) | ) | = | 12 | ( | 3 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 8 | − | 4 | × | 1 | − | 4 | × | 7 | ( | 17 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 8 | − | 4 | − | 28 | ( | 17 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 12 | − | 28 | ( | 17 | + | x | ) |
| = | - | 12 | − | 28 | × | 17 | − | 28 | x |
| = | - | 12 | − | 476 | − | 28 | x |
| = | - | 488 | − | 28 | x |
| - | 488 | − | 28 | x | = | 12 | ( | 3 | x | + | 2 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 12 | × | 3 | x | + | 12 | × | 2 |
| = | 36 | x | + | 24 |
| - | 488 | − | 28 | x | = | 36 | x | + | 24 |
| - | 28 | x | − | 36 | x | = | 24 | + | 488 |
| - | 64 | x | = | 24 | + | 488 |
| - | 64 | x | = | 512 |
| - | 512 | = | 64 | x |
| 64 | x | = | - | 512 |
| x | = | - | 512 | ÷ | 64 |
| = | - | 512 | × | 1 64 |
| = | - | 8 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 8 |