| ( | 7 | + | x | + | 16 | ) | × | 2 | = | ( | 7 | + | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 2 | − | 7 | + | x |
| Left side of the equation = | 7 | × | 2 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 16 | × | 2 |
| = | 14 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 32 |
| = | 46 | + | 2 | x |
| 46 | + | 2 | x | = | ( | 7 | + | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 2 | − | 7 | + | x |
| Right side of the equation = | 7 | × | 2 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 8 | × | 2 | − | 7 | + | x |
| = | 14 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 16 | − | 7 | + | x |
| = | 23 | + | 3 | x |
| 46 | + | 2 | x | = | 23 | + | 3 | x |
| 2 | x | − | 3 | x | = | 23 | − | 46 |
| - | x | = | 23 | − | 46 |
| - | x | = | 23 | − | 46 |
| - | x | = | - | 23 |
| 23 | = | x |
| x | = | 23 |