| ( | 1 | − | 5 | ÷ | 8 | ) | ( | y | + | 260 | ) | = | ( | 1 | − | 4 | ÷ | 9 | ) | y |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | ( | y | + | 260 | ) | − | 5 | ÷ | 8 | × | ( | y | + | 260 | ) |
| = | 1 | ( | y | + | 260 | ) | − | 5 8 | ( | y | + | 260 | ) |
| = | 1 | y | + | 1 | × | 260 | − | 5 8 | ( | y | + | 260 | ) |
| = | 1 | y | + | 260 | − | 5 8 | ( | y | + | 260 | ) |
| = | 1 | y | + | 260 | − | 5 8 | y | − | 5 8 | × | 260 |
| = | 1 | y | + | 260 | − | 5 8 | y | − | 325 2 |
| = | 3 8 | y | + | 195 2 |
3 8 | y | + | 195 2 | = | ( | 1 | − | 4 | ÷ | 9 | ) | y |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | y | − | 4 | ÷ | 9 | × | y |
| = | 1 | y | − | 4 9 | y |
| = | 5 9 | y |
3 8 | y | + | 195 2 | = | 5 9 | y |
3 8 | y | − | 5 9 | y | = | - | 195 2 |
| - | 13 72 | y | = | - | 195 2 |
195 2 | = | 13 72 | y |
13 72 | y | = | 195 2 |
| y | = | 195 2 | ÷ | 13 72 |
| = | 195 2 | × | 72 13 |
| = | 15 | × | 36 |
| y | = | 540 |