| 4 | × | 2 | ÷ | 2 | + | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | 4 | ( | 4 | + | m | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | 4 | × | 4 | = | 14 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | + | 2 | ( | 4 | + | m | ) | − | 8 |
| = | - | 4 | + | 2 | ( | 4 | + | m | ) |
| - | 4 | + | 2 | ( | 4 | + | m | ) | = | 14 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 4 | + | 2 | × | 4 | + | 2 | m |
| = | - | 4 | + | 8 | + | 2 | m |
| = | 4 | + | 2 | m |
| 4 | + | 2 | m | = | 14 |
| 2 | m | = | 14 | − | 4 |
| 2 | m | = | 10 |
| m | = | 10 | ÷ | 2 |
| = | 10 | × | 1 2 |
| = | 5 | × | 1 |
| m | = | 5 |