| - | ( | 1 | ÷ | 3 | ) | ( | 4 | − | 2 | x | ) | − | 4 | = | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 4 | − | 2 | x | ) | − | 4 |
| = | - | 1 3 | ( | 4 | − | 2 | x | ) | − | 4 |
| = | - | 1 3 | × | 4 | + | 1 3 | × | 2 | x | − | 4 |
| = | - | 4 3 | + | 2 3 | x | − | 4 |
| = | - | 16 3 | + | 2 3 | x |
| - | 16 3 | + | 2 3 | x | = | x | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | x | − | 1 2 |
| - | 16 3 | + | 2 3 | x | = | x | − | 1 2 |
2 3 | x | − | x | = | - | 1 2 | + | 16 3 |
| - | 1 3 | x | = | - | 1 2 | + | 16 3 |
| - | 1 3 | x | = | 29 6 |
| - | 29 6 | = | 1 3 | x |
1 3 | x | = | - | 29 6 |
| x | = | - | 29 6 | ÷ | 1 3 |
| = | - | 29 6 | × | 3 |
| = | - | 29 2 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 29 2 |
| x | = | - 14.5 |