| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | y | + | 1 | ) | − | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | 2 | y | − | 2 | ) | = | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | ( | y | + | 1 | ) | − | 3 4 | ( | 2 | y | − | 2 | ) |
1 3 | ( | y | + | 1 | ) | − | 3 4 | ( | 2 | y | − | 2 | ) | = | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | × | 1 | − | 3 4 | ( | 2 | y | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | − | 3 4 | ( | 2 | y | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | − | 3 4 | × | 2 | y | + | 3 4 | × | 2 |
| = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | − | 3 2 | y | + | 3 2 |
| = | - | 7 6 | y | + | 11 6 |
| - | 7 6 | y | + | 11 6 | = | 1 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | + | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 3 | ) |
| - | 7 6 | y | + | 11 6 | = | 1 | + | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | + | 1 2 | y | − | 1 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 1 | + | 1 2 | y | − | 3 2 |
| = | - | 1 2 | + | 1 2 | y |
| - | 7 6 | y | + | 11 6 | = | - | 1 2 | + | 1 2 | y |
| - | 7 6 | y | − | 1 2 | y | = | - | 1 2 | − | 11 6 |
| - | 5 3 | y | = | - | 1 2 | − | 11 6 |
| - | 5 3 | y | = | - | 7 3 |
7 3 | = | 5 3 | y |
5 3 | y | = | 7 3 |
| y | = | 7 3 | ÷ | 5 3 |
| = | 7 3 | × | 3 5 |
| = | 7 | × | 1 5 |
| y | = | 7 5 |
| y | = | 1.4 |