| y | ÷ | 3 | − | ( | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | = | 1 | − | 2 | ( | y | + | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | y | − | y | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 1 3 | y | − | y | + | 1 2 |
| = | - | 2 3 | y | + | 1 2 |
| - | 2 3 | y | + | 1 2 | = | 1 | − | 2 | ( | y | + | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | − | 2 | y | − | 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 1 | − | 2 | y | − | 6 |
| = | - | 5 | − | 2 | y |
| - | 2 3 | y | + | 1 2 | = | - | 5 | − | 2 | y |
| - | 2 3 | y | + | 2 | y | = | - | 5 | − | 1 2 |
4 3 | y | = | - | 5 | − | 1 2 |
4 3 | y | = | - | 11 2 |
| y | = | - | 11 2 | ÷ | 4 3 |
| = | - | 11 2 | × | 3 4 |
| y | = | - | 33 8 |
| y | = | - 4.125 |