| ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | + | 10 | x | ) | × | 2 | − | 1 | = | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 10 | + | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | x | × | 2 | + | 1 | × | 2 | + | 10 | x | × | 2 | − | 1 |
| = | 4 | x | + | 2 | + | 20 | x | − | 1 |
| = | 24 | x | + | 1 |
| 24 | x | + | 1 | = | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 10 | + | x |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x | × | 10 | + | 1 | × | 10 | + | x |
| = | 20 | x | + | 10 | + | x |
| = | 21 | x | + | 10 |
| 24 | x | + | 1 | = | 21 | x | + | 10 |
| 24 | x | − | 21 | x | = | 10 | − | 1 |
| 3 | x | = | 10 | − | 1 |
| 3 | x | = | 9 |
| x | = | 9 | ÷ | 3 |
| = | 9 | × | 1 3 |
| = | 3 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 3 |