| - | 2 | + | 18 | ( | 7 | + | 2 | ( | 11 | + | 2 | x | ) | ) | = | 8 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 2 | + | 18 | × | 7 | + | 18 | × | 2 | ( | 11 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | - | 2 | + | 126 | + | 36 | ( | 11 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 124 | + | 36 | ( | 11 | + | 2 | x | ) |
| = | 124 | + | 36 | × | 11 | + | 36 | × | 2 | x |
| = | 124 | + | 396 | + | 72 | x |
| = | 520 | + | 72 | x |
| 520 | + | 72 | x | = | 8 | ( | 3 | x | + | 5 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 8 | × | 3 | x | + | 8 | × | 5 |
| = | 24 | x | + | 40 |
| 520 | + | 72 | x | = | 24 | x | + | 40 |
| 72 | x | − | 24 | x | = | 40 | − | 520 |
| 48 | x | = | 40 | − | 520 |
| 48 | x | = | - | 480 |
| x | = | - | 480 | ÷ | 48 |
| = | - | 480 | × | 1 48 |
| = | - | 10 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 10 |