| 2 | ( | - | 42 | ÷ | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 6 | ) | − | 2 | = | 12 |
| - | 2 | × | 42 | ÷ | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 2 | × | 6 | − | 2 | = | 12 |
| - | 84 | ÷ | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 12 | − | 2 | = | 12 |
| - | 84 | ÷ | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) | + | 10 | = | 12 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) |
| - | 84 | + | 10 | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) | = | 12 | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) |
| - | 84 | + | 10 | × | 4 | x | + | 10 | × | 6 | = | 12 | ( | 4 | x | + | 6 | ) |
| - | 84 | + | 10 | × | 4 | x | + | 10 | × | 6 | = | 12 | × | 4 | x | + | 12 | × | 6 |
| - | 84 | + | 40 | x | + | 60 | = | 48 | x | + | 72 |
| - | 24 | + | 40 | x | = | 48 | x | + | 72 |
| 40 | x | − | 48 | x | = | 72 | + | 24 |
| - | 8 | x | = | 72 | + | 24 |
| - | 8 | x | = | 96 |
| - | 96 | = | 8 | x |
| 8 | x | = | - | 96 |
| x | = | - | 96 | ÷ | 8 |
| = | - | 96 | × | 1 8 |
| = | - | 12 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 12 |