| 5 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 1 | − | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 2 | ) | = | - | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 3 | ( | 1 | − | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 2 | ) |
5 3 | ( | 1 | − | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 2 | ) | = | - | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 3 | × | 1 | − | 5 3 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 5 3 | − | 5 6 | ( | x | + | 3 | ) |
| = | 5 3 | − | 5 6 | x | − | 5 6 | × | 3 |
| = | 5 3 | − | 5 6 | x | − | 5 2 |
| = | - | 5 6 | − | 5 6 | x |
| - | 5 6 | − | 5 6 | x | = | - | 2 | ÷ | 7 | × | x | + | 1 |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 2 7 | x | + | 1 |
| - | 5 6 | − | 5 6 | x | = | - | 2 7 | x | + | 1 |
| - | 5 6 | x | + | 2 7 | x | = | 1 | + | 5 6 |
| - | 23 42 | x | = | 1 | + | 5 6 |
| - | 23 42 | x | = | 11 6 |
| - | 11 6 | = | 23 42 | x |
23 42 | x | = | - | 11 6 |
| x | = | - | 11 6 | ÷ | 23 42 |
| = | - | 11 6 | × | 42 23 |
| = | - | 11 | × | 7 23 |
| x | = | - | 77 23 |
| x | = | - 3.347826 |