| ( | 1 | ÷ | 3 | ) | ( | y | + | 1 | ) | = | ( | 1 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ( | 2 | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | y | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | ( | y | + | 1 | ) |
| = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | × | 1 |
| = | 1 3 | y | + | 1 3 |
1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | = | ( | 1 | ÷ | 7 | ) | ( | 2 | y | − | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | ÷ | 7 | × | ( | 2 | y | − | 3 | ) |
| = | 1 7 | ( | 2 | y | − | 3 | ) |
| = | 1 7 | × | 2 | y | − | 1 7 | × | 3 |
| = | 2 7 | y | − | 3 7 |
1 3 | y | + | 1 3 | = | 2 7 | y | − | 3 7 |
1 3 | y | − | 2 7 | y | = | - | 3 7 | − | 1 3 |
1 21 | y | = | - | 3 7 | − | 1 3 |
1 21 | y | = | - | 16 21 |
| y | = | - | 16 21 | ÷ | 1 21 |
| = | - | 16 21 | × | 21 |
| = | - | 16 | × | 1 |
| y | = | - | 16 |