| 1 | ÷ | 3 | × | X | + | 4 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 3 | X | − | 5 | ) | = | 9 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | X | + | 2 | ( | 3 | X | − | 5 | ) |
1 3 | X | + | 2 | ( | 3 | X | − | 5 | ) | = | 9 |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 3 | X | + | 2 | × | 3 | X | − | 2 | × | 5 |
| = | 1 3 | X | + | 6 | X | − | 10 |
| = | 19 3 | X | − | 10 |
19 3 | X | − | 10 | = | 9 |
19 3 | X | = | 9 | + | 10 |
19 3 | X | = | 19 |
| X | = | 19 | ÷ | 19 3 |
| = | 19 | × | 3 19 |
| = | 1 | × | 3 |
| X | = | 3 |