| - | 8 | ( | 17 | ( | 7 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 19 | ) | + | 14 | ) | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) | = | 87 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 8 | × | 17 | ( | 7 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 19 | ) | − | 8 | × | 14 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 136 | ( | 7 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | + | 19 | ) | − | 112 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 136 | × | 7 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | − | 136 | × | 19 | − | 112 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | − | 2584 | − | 112 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | ( | x | + | 1 | ) | − | 2696 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 952 | × | 1 | − | 2696 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 952 | − | 2696 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3648 | + | 5 | ( | - | 5 | + | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3648 | − | 5 | × | 5 | + | 5 | × | 5 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3648 | − | 25 | + | 25 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3673 | + | 25 | ( | 5 | + | 9 | x | ) |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3673 | + | 25 | × | 5 | + | 25 | × | 9 | x |
| = | - | 952 | x | − | 3673 | + | 125 | + | 225 | x |
| = | - | 727 | x | − | 3548 |
| - | 727 | x | − | 3548 | = | 87 |
| - | 727 | x | = | 87 | + | 3548 |
| - | 727 | x | = | 3635 |
| - | 3635 | = | 727 | x |
| 727 | x | = | - | 3635 |
| x | = | - | 3635 | ÷ | 727 |
| = | - | 3635 | × | 1 727 |
| x | = | - | 3635 727 |
| x | = | - | 5 |