| 4 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 1 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 | x | = | 3 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 1 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 | x |
| 2 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 1 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 | x | = | 3 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | × | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 1 | ) | − | 2 | × | 3 | − | 2 | x |
| = | 3 | ( | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 1 | ) | − | 6 | − | 2 | x |
| = | 3 | x | ÷ | 2 | − | 3 | × | 1 | − | 6 | − | 2 | x |
| = | 3 2 | x | − | 3 | − | 6 | − | 2 | x |
| = | - | 1 2 | x | − | 9 |
| - | 1 2 | x | − | 9 | = | 3 |
| - | 1 2 | x | = | 3 | + | 9 |
| - | 1 2 | x | = | 12 |
| - | 12 | = | 1 2 | x |
1 2 | x | = | - | 12 |
| x | = | - | 12 | ÷ | 1 2 |
| = | - | 12 | × | 2 |
| x | = | - | 24 |