| ( | 1 | − | y | ) | ÷ | 2 | = | ( | y | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 5 | − | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | × | 1 2 | − | y | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 2 | − | y | × | 1 2 |
1 2 | − | 1 2 | y | = | ( | y | + | 2 | ) | ÷ | 5 | − | 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | y | × | 1 5 | + | 2 | × | 1 5 | − | 2 |
| = | y | × | 1 5 | + | 2 5 | − | 2 |
| = | 1 5 | y | − | 8 5 |
1 2 | − | 1 2 | y | = | 1 5 | y | − | 8 5 |
| - | 1 2 | y | − | 1 5 | y | = | - | 8 5 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 7 10 | y | = | - | 8 5 | − | 1 2 |
| - | 7 10 | y | = | - | 21 10 |
21 10 | = | 7 10 | y |
7 10 | y | = | 21 10 |
| y | = | 21 10 | ÷ | 7 10 |
| = | 21 10 | × | 10 7 |
| = | 3 | × | 1 |
| y | = | 3 |