| 8 | + | 4 | × | 3 | + | 4 | n | = | 2 | ( | 8 | + | 4 | + | n | − | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 8 | + | 12 | + | 4 | n |
| = | 20 | + | 4 | n |
| 20 | + | 4 | n | = | 2 | ( | 8 | + | 4 | + | n | − | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | × | 8 | + | 2 | × | 4 | + | 2 | n | − | 2 | × | 1 |
| = | 16 | + | 8 | + | 2 | n | − | 2 |
| = | 22 | + | 2 | n |
| 20 | + | 4 | n | = | 22 | + | 2 | n |
| 4 | n | − | 2 | n | = | 22 | − | 20 |
| 2 | n | = | 22 | − | 20 |
| 2 | n | = | 2 |
| n | = | 2 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 2 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 |
| n | = | 1 |