| 5 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 3 | ÷ | 4 | × | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 3 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| 5 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) | − | 3 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 5 | × | 2 | x | + | 5 | × | 3 | − | 3 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 10 | x | + | 15 | − | 3 4 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) |
| = | 10 | x | + | 15 | − | 3 4 | x | + | 3 4 | × | 2 |
| = | 10 | x | + | 15 | − | 3 4 | x | + | 3 2 |
| = | 37 4 | x | + | 33 2 |
37 4 | x | + | 33 2 | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
37 4 | x | + | 33 2 | = | 2 | ( | x | − | 2 | ) | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 2 | x | − | 2 | × | 2 | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | − | 4 | − | 1 2 | ( | 2 | x | + | 3 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | − | 4 | − | 1 2 | × | 2 | x | − | 1 2 | × | 3 |
| = | 2 | x | − | 4 | − | 1 | x | − | 3 2 |
| = | 1 | x | − | 11 2 |
37 4 | x | + | 33 2 | = | 1 | x | − | 11 2 |
37 4 | x | − | 1 | x | = | - | 11 2 | − | 33 2 |
33 4 | x | = | - | 11 2 | − | 33 2 |
33 4 | x | = | - | 22 |
| x | = | - | 22 | ÷ | 33 4 |
| = | - | 22 | × | 4 33 |
| = | - | 2 | × | 4 3 |
| x | = | - | 8 3 |
| x | = | - 2.666667 |