| ( | 3 | x | + | 2 | ) | − | 1 | = | ( | 2 | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | 4 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 3 | x | + | 2 | − | 1 |
| = | 3 | x | + | 1 |
| 3 | x | + | 1 | = | ( | 2 | x | − | 1 | ) | ÷ | 4 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | ÷ | 5 |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x | × | 1 4 | − | 1 | × | 1 4 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 1 5 |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | − | ( | 2 | x | + | 1 | ) | × | 1 5 |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | − | 2 | x | × | 1 5 | − | 1 | × | 1 5 |
| = | 1 2 | x | − | 1 4 | − | 2 5 | x | − | 1 5 |
| = | 1 10 | x | − | 9 20 |
| 3 | x | + | 1 | = | 1 10 | x | − | 9 20 |
| 3 | x | − | 1 10 | x | = | - | 9 20 | − | 1 |
29 10 | x | = | - | 9 20 | − | 1 |
29 10 | x | = | - | 29 20 |
| x | = | - | 29 20 | ÷ | 29 10 |
| = | - | 29 20 | × | 10 29 |
| = | - | 1 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 1 2 |
| x | = | - 0.5 |