| 4 | x | + | 2 | ( | 2 | x | − | 3 | ) | = | 2 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | x | + | 2 | × | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 4 | x | + | 4 | x | − | 6 |
| = | 8 | x | − | 6 |
| 8 | x | − | 6 | = | 2 | + | 2 | ( | 3 | x | + | 1 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | + | 2 | × | 3 | x | + | 2 | × | 1 |
| = | 2 | + | 6 | x | + | 2 |
| = | 4 | + | 6 | x |
| 8 | x | − | 6 | = | 4 | + | 6 | x |
| 8 | x | − | 6 | x | = | 4 | + | 6 |
| 2 | x | = | 4 | + | 6 |
| 2 | x | = | 10 |
| x | = | 10 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 10 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 5 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 5 |