| ( | b | − | 8 | ) | + | b | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | ÷ | 4 | × | 16 | = | 175 |
| Left side of the equation = | ( | b | − | 8 | ) | + | b | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| ( | b | − | 8 | ) | + | b | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 | = | 175 |
| Left side of the equation = | b | − | 8 | + | b | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | 2 | b | − | 8 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 1 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | 2 | b | − | 8 | + | b | × | 1 4 | − | 4 | × | 1 4 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | 2 | b | − | 8 | + | b | × | 1 4 | − | 1 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | 9 4 | b | − | 9 | + | ( | b | − | 4 | ) | × | 4 |
| = | 9 4 | b | − | 9 | + | b | × | 4 | − | 4 | × | 4 |
| = | 9 4 | b | − | 9 | + | b | × | 4 | − | 16 |
| = | 25 4 | b | − | 25 |
25 4 | b | − | 25 | = | 175 |
25 4 | b | = | 175 | + | 25 |
25 4 | b | = | 200 |
| b | = | 200 | ÷ | 25 4 |
| = | 200 | × | 4 25 |
| = | 8 | × | 4 |
| b | = | 32 |