| 2 | ( | 2 | ( | 3 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 6 | ) | + | 3 | ) | = | 8 | x | + | 82 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | × | 2 | ( | 3 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 6 | ) | + | 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 4 | ( | 3 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 6 | ) | + | 6 |
| = | 4 | × | 3 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 4 | × | 6 | + | 6 |
| = | 12 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 24 | + | 6 |
| = | 12 | ( | - | x | − | 4 | ) | + | 30 |
| = | - | 12 | x | − | 12 | × | 4 | + | 30 |
| = | - | 12 | x | − | 48 | + | 30 |
| = | - | 12 | x | − | 18 |
| - | 12 | x | − | 18 | = | 8 | x | + | 82 |
| - | 12 | x | − | 8 | x | = | 82 | + | 18 |
| - | 20 | x | = | 82 | + | 18 |
| - | 20 | x | = | 100 |
| - | 100 | = | 20 | x |
| 20 | x | = | - | 100 |
| x | = | - | 100 | ÷ | 20 |
| = | - | 100 | × | 1 20 |
| = | - | 5 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 5 |