| 3 | ( | - | ( | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | + | 8 | ) | + | 14 | ) | + | 15 | = | 3 | x | + | 108 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 3 | ( | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | + | 8 | ) | + | 3 | × | 14 | + | 15 |
| = | - | 3 | ( | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | + | 8 | ) | + | 42 | + | 15 |
| = | - | 3 | ( | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | + | 8 | ) | + | 57 |
| = | - | 3 | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | − | 3 | × | 8 | + | 57 |
| = | - | 3 | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | − | 24 | + | 57 |
| = | - | 3 | ( | x | + | 9 | ) | + | 33 |
| = | - | 3 | x | − | 3 | × | 9 | + | 33 |
| = | - | 3 | x | − | 27 | + | 33 |
| = | - | 3 | x | + | 6 |
| - | 3 | x | + | 6 | = | 3 | x | + | 108 |
| - | 3 | x | − | 3 | x | = | 108 | − | 6 |
| - | 6 | x | = | 108 | − | 6 |
| - | 6 | x | = | 102 |
| - | 102 | = | 6 | x |
| 6 | x | = | - | 102 |
| x | = | - | 102 | ÷ | 6 |
| = | - | 102 | × | 1 6 |
| = | - | 17 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 17 |