| ( | 10 | X | + | 2 | ) | + | ( | 1000 | × | 2 | + | X | ) | = | 108 |
| Left side of the equation = | 10 | X | + | 2 | + | ( | 1000 | × | 2 | + | X | ) |
| = | 10 | X | + | 2 | + | 1000 | × | 2 | + | X |
| = | 10 | X | + | 2 | + | 2000 | + | X |
| = | 11 | X | + | 2002 |
| 11 | X | + | 2002 | = | 108 |
| 11 | X | = | 108 | − | 2002 |
| 11 | X | = | - | 1894 |
| X | = | - | 1894 | ÷ | 11 |
| = | - | 1894 | × | 1 11 |
| X | = | - | 1894 11 |
| X | = | - 172.181818 |