| ( | ( | x | + | x | − | 28 | ) | ÷ | 2 | ) | × | 8 | = | ( | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | ) | ÷ | 2 | × | 4 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | x | + | x | − | 28 | ) | ÷ | 2 | × | 8 |
| = | ( | x | + | x | − | 28 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 4 | − | 28 | × | 4 |
| = | x | × | 4 | + | x | × | 4 | − | 112 |
| = | 8 | x | − | 112 |
| 8 | x | − | 112 | = | ( | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | ) | ÷ | 2 | × | 4 |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | ) | × | 2 |
| 8 | x | − | 112 | = | ( | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | ) | × | 2 |
| Right side of the equation = | ( | x | + | 20 | ) | × | 2 | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | x | × | 2 | + | 20 | × | 2 | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | x | × | 2 | + | 40 | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | × | 2 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 40 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 8 | × | 2 |
| = | 2 | x | + | 40 | + | x | × | 2 | + | 16 |
| = | 4 | x | + | 56 |
| 8 | x | − | 112 | = | 4 | x | + | 56 |
| 8 | x | − | 4 | x | = | 56 | + | 112 |
| 4 | x | = | 56 | + | 112 |
| 4 | x | = | 168 |
| x | = | 168 | ÷ | 4 |
| = | 168 | × | 1 4 |
| = | 42 | × | 1 |
| x | = | 42 |