| - | 2 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 3 | = | 12 | + | 4 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 7 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 2 3 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| - | 2 3 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | = | 12 | + | 4 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 7 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 2 3 | x | + | 2 3 | × | 3 |
| = | - | 2 3 | x | + | 2 |
| - | 2 3 | x | + | 2 | = | 12 | + | 4 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) | ÷ | 7 |
| Right side of the equation = | 12 | + | 4 7 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| - | 2 3 | x | + | 2 | = | 12 | + | 4 7 | ( | x | − | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 12 | + | 4 7 | x | − | 4 7 | × | 3 |
| = | 12 | + | 4 7 | x | − | 12 7 |
| = | 72 7 | + | 4 7 | x |
| - | 2 3 | x | + | 2 | = | 72 7 | + | 4 7 | x |
| - | 2 3 | x | − | 4 7 | x | = | 72 7 | − | 2 |
| - | 26 21 | x | = | 72 7 | − | 2 |
| - | 26 21 | x | = | 58 7 |
| - | 58 7 | = | 26 21 | x |
26 21 | x | = | - | 58 7 |
| x | = | - | 58 7 | ÷ | 26 21 |
| = | - | 58 7 | × | 21 26 |
| = | - | 29 | × | 3 13 |
| x | = | - | 87 13 |
| x | = | - 6.692308 |