| 8 | ( | - | 54 | ÷ | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 5 | ) | + | 9 | = | 17 |
| - | 8 | × | 54 | ÷ | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 8 | × | 5 | + | 9 | = | 17 |
| - | 432 | ÷ | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 40 | + | 9 | = | 17 |
| - | 432 | ÷ | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 31 | = | 17 |
| Multiply both sides of the equation by: | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 432 | − | 31 | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) | = | 17 | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 432 | − | 31 | × | 6 | x | − | 31 | × | 3 | = | 17 | ( | 6 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| - | 432 | − | 31 | × | 6 | x | − | 31 | × | 3 | = | 17 | × | 6 | x | + | 17 | × | 3 |
| - | 432 | − | 186 | x | − | 93 | = | 102 | x | + | 51 |
| - | 525 | − | 186 | x | = | 102 | x | + | 51 |
| - | 186 | x | − | 102 | x | = | 51 | + | 525 |
| - | 288 | x | = | 51 | + | 525 |
| - | 288 | x | = | 576 |
| - | 576 | = | 288 | x |
| 288 | x | = | - | 576 |
| x | = | - | 576 | ÷ | 288 |
| = | - | 576 | × | 1 288 |
| = | - | 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 2 |