| x | + | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | + | ( | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | = | 625 |
| Left side of the equation = | x | + | x | + | 8 | + | ( | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | + | 8 | + | ( | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | ) | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | + | 8 | + | ( | x | + | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | + | 8 | + | x | × | 1 4 | + | 4 | × | 1 4 | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 2 | x | + | 8 | + | x | × | 1 4 | + | 1 | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 9 4 | x | + | 9 | + | 4 | ( | x | + | 4 | ) |
| = | 9 4 | x | + | 9 | + | 4 | x | + | 4 | × | 4 |
| = | 9 4 | x | + | 9 | + | 4 | x | + | 16 |
| = | 25 4 | x | + | 25 |
25 4 | x | + | 25 | = | 625 |
25 4 | x | = | 625 | − | 25 |
25 4 | x | = | 600 |
| x | = | 600 | ÷ | 25 4 |
| = | 600 | × | 4 25 |
| = | 24 | × | 4 |
| x | = | 96 |