1 2 | ( | - | y | + | 10 | ) | × | 4 | × | 1 | − | 1 2 | × | 5 | × | 4 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) | = | 10 |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 | ( | - | y | + | 10 | ) | − | 10 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) |
| 2 | ( | - | y | + | 10 | ) | − | 10 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) | = | 10 |
| Left side of the equation = | - | 2 | y | + | 2 | × | 10 | − | 10 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 2 | y | + | 20 | − | 10 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 2 | y | + | 10 | − | 1 2 | ( | y | − | 5 | ) |
| = | - | 2 | y | + | 10 | − | 1 2 | y | + | 1 2 | × | 5 |
| = | - | 2 | y | + | 10 | − | 1 2 | y | + | 5 2 |
| = | - | 5 2 | y | + | 25 2 |
| - | 5 2 | y | + | 25 2 | = | 10 |
| - | 5 2 | y | = | 10 | − | 25 2 |
| - | 5 2 | y | = | - | 5 2 |
5 2 | = | 5 2 | y |
5 2 | y | = | 5 2 |
| y | = | 5 2 | ÷ | 5 2 |
| = | 5 2 | × | 2 5 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 |
| y | = | 1 |