| ( | 3 | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 2 | − | 2 | = | ( | 3 | x | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 10 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | x | × | 1 2 | + | 1 | × | 1 2 | − | 2 |
| = | 3 2 | x | + | 1 2 | − | 2 |
| = | 3 2 | x | − | 3 2 |
3 2 | x | − | 3 2 | = | ( | 3 | x | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 10 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 3 |
| Right side of the equation = | 3 | x | × | 1 10 | + | 2 | × | 1 10 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | × | 1 3 |
| = | 3 10 | x | + | 1 5 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | × | 1 3 |
| = | 3 10 | x | + | 1 5 | − | 2 | x | × | 1 3 | − | 3 | × | 1 3 |
| = | 3 10 | x | + | 1 5 | − | 2 3 | x | − | 1 |
| = | - | 11 30 | x | − | 4 5 |
3 2 | x | − | 3 2 | = | - | 11 30 | x | − | 4 5 |
3 2 | x | + | 11 30 | x | = | - | 4 5 | + | 3 2 |
28 15 | x | = | - | 4 5 | + | 3 2 |
28 15 | x | = | 7 10 |
| x | = | 7 10 | ÷ | 28 15 |
| = | 7 10 | × | 15 28 |
| = | 1 2 | × | 3 4 |
| x | = | 3 8 |
| x | = | 0.375 |