| 2 | m | − | ( | 5 | m | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 3 | + | ( | 7 | − | m | ) | ÷ | 2 | = | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | m | − | ( | 5 | m | ) | − | 1 3 | + | ( | 7 | − | m | ) | × | 1 2 |
| 2 | m | − | ( | 5 | m | ) | − | 1 3 | + | ( | 7 | − | m | ) | × | 1 2 | = | 5 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | m | − | 5 | m | − | 1 3 | + | ( | 7 | − | m | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | - | 3 | m | − | 1 3 | + | ( | 7 | − | m | ) | × | 1 2 |
| = | - | 3 | m | − | 1 3 | + | 7 | × | 1 2 | − | m | × | 1 2 |
| = | - | 3 | m | − | 1 3 | + | 7 2 | − | m | × | 1 2 |
| = | - | 7 2 | m | + | 19 6 |
| - | 7 2 | m | + | 19 6 | = | 5 |
| - | 7 2 | m | = | 5 | − | 19 6 |
| - | 7 2 | m | = | 11 6 |
| - | 11 6 | = | 7 2 | m |
7 2 | m | = | - | 11 6 |
| m | = | - | 11 6 | ÷ | 7 2 |
| = | - | 11 6 | × | 2 7 |
| = | - | 11 3 | × | 1 7 |
| m | = | - | 11 21 |
| m | = | - 0.52381 |