| - | m | × | 2 | − | 6 | m | − | 3 | + | ( | - | 3 | ) | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 8 | m | − | 3 | + | ( | - | 3 | ) |
| - | 8 | m | − | 3 | + | ( | - | 3 | ) | = | 2 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 8 | m | − | 3 | − | 3 |
| = | - | 8 | m | − | 6 |
| - | 8 | m | − | 6 | = | 2 |
| - | 8 | m | = | 2 | + | 6 |
| - | 8 | m | = | 8 |
| - | 8 | = | 8 | m |
| 8 | m | = | - | 8 |
| m | = | - | 8 | ÷ | 8 |
| = | - | 8 | × | 1 8 |
| = | - | 1 | × | 1 |
| m | = | - | 1 |