| 2 | ÷ | 12 | × | ( | m | − | 1 | ) | − | 4 | ÷ | 4 | − | 3 | m | = | 1 | − | 1 | ÷ | 12 | − | 2 | m |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 6 | ( | m | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 | − | 3 | m |
1 6 | ( | m | − | 1 | ) | − | 1 | − | 3 | m | = | 1 | − | 1 | ÷ | 12 | − | 2 | m |
| Left side of the equation = | 1 6 | m | − | 1 6 | × | 1 | − | 1 | − | 3 | m |
| = | 1 6 | m | − | 1 6 | − | 1 | − | 3 | m |
| = | - | 17 6 | m | − | 7 6 |
| - | 17 6 | m | − | 7 6 | = | 1 | − | 1 | ÷ | 12 | − | 2 | m |
| Right side of the equation = | 1 | − | 1 12 | − | 2 | m |
| = | 11 12 | − | 2 | m |
| - | 17 6 | m | − | 7 6 | = | 11 12 | − | 2 | m |
| - | 17 6 | m | + | 2 | m | = | 11 12 | + | 7 6 |
| - | 5 6 | m | = | 11 12 | + | 7 6 |
| - | 5 6 | m | = | 25 12 |
| - | 25 12 | = | 5 6 | m |
5 6 | m | = | - | 25 12 |
| m | = | - | 25 12 | ÷ | 5 6 |
| = | - | 25 12 | × | 6 5 |
| = | - | 5 2 | × | 1 |
| m | = | - | 5 2 |
| m | = | - 2.5 |