| 5 | x | + | ( | 10 | − | 5 | ) | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | = | 44 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | x | + | 10 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | 5 | x | + | 10 | x | + | 10 | × | 2 | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | 5 | x | + | 10 | x | + | 20 | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | 15 | x | + | 20 | − | 5 | ( | x | + | 2 | ) |
| = | 15 | x | + | 20 | − | 5 | x | − | 5 | × | 2 |
| = | 15 | x | + | 20 | − | 5 | x | − | 10 |
| = | 10 | x | + | 10 |
| 10 | x | + | 10 | = | 44 |
| 10 | x | = | 44 | − | 10 |
| 10 | x | = | 34 |
| x | = | 34 | ÷ | 10 |
| = | 34 | × | 1 10 |
| = | 17 | × | 1 5 |
| x | = | 17 5 |
| x | = | 3.4 |