| 8 | ( | 45 | + | x | ) | × | 17 20 | − | 8 | x | = | ( | 45 | + | x | − | 35 | ) | × | 12 | − | 12 | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 34 5 | ( | 45 | + | x | ) | − | 8 | x |
34 5 | ( | 45 | + | x | ) | − | 8 | x | = | ( | 45 | + | x | − | 35 | ) | × | 12 | − | 12 | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 34 5 | × | 45 | + | 34 5 | x | − | 8 | x |
| = | 306 | + | 34 5 | x | − | 8 | x |
| = | 306 | − | 6 5 | x |
| 306 | − | 6 5 | x | = | ( | 45 | + | x | − | 35 | ) | × | 12 | − | 12 | x |
| Right side of the equation = | 45 | × | 12 | + | x | × | 12 | − | 35 | × | 12 | − | 12 | x |
| = | 540 | + | x | × | 12 | − | 420 | − | 12 | x |
| = | 120 | + | 0 | x |
| 306 | − | 6 5 | x | = | 120 |
| - | 6 5 | x | = | 120 | − | 306 |
| - | 6 5 | x | = | - | 186 |
| 186 | = | 6 5 | x |
6 5 | x | = | 186 |
| x | = | 186 | ÷ | 6 5 |
| = | 186 | × | 5 6 |
| = | 31 | × | 5 |
| x | = | 155 |