| 4 | ( | 7 | ( | 3 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 7 | ) | + | 1 | ) | = | - | 15 | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | − | 82 |
| Left side of the equation = | 4 | × | 7 | ( | 3 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 7 | ) | + | 4 | × | 1 |
| = | 28 | ( | 3 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 7 | ) | + | 4 |
| = | 28 | × | 3 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 28 | × | 7 | + | 4 |
| = | 84 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 196 | + | 4 |
| = | 84 | ( | x | + | 7 | ) | + | 200 |
| = | 84 | x | + | 84 | × | 7 | + | 200 |
| = | 84 | x | + | 588 | + | 200 |
| = | 84 | x | + | 788 |
| 84 | x | + | 788 | = | - | 15 | ( | x | + | 8 | ) | − | 82 |
| Right side of the equation = | - | 15 | x | − | 15 | × | 8 | − | 82 |
| = | - | 15 | x | − | 120 | − | 82 |
| = | - | 15 | x | − | 202 |
| 84 | x | + | 788 | = | - | 15 | x | − | 202 |
| 84 | x | + | 15 | x | = | - | 202 | − | 788 |
| 99 | x | = | - | 202 | − | 788 |
| 99 | x | = | - | 990 |
| x | = | - | 990 | ÷ | 99 |
| = | - | 990 | × | 1 99 |
| = | - | 10 | × | 1 |
| x | = | - | 10 |