| 2 | ÷ | 3 | × | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 | = | y |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 3 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 |
2 3 | ( | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 3 | ) | − | 2 | = | y |
| Left side of the equation = | 2 3 | × | 3 | ÷ | 2 | × | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 2 3 | × | 3 | − | 2 |
| = | 1 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 2 | − | 2 |
| = | 1 | ( | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | ÷ | 2 | ) | − | 4 |
| = | 1 | × | 1 | ÷ | 4 | × | y | − | 1 | × | 1 | ÷ | 2 | − | 4 |
| = | 1 4 | y | − | 1 2 | − | 4 |
| = | 1 4 | y | − | 9 2 |
1 4 | y | − | 9 2 | = | y |
1 4 | y | − | y | = | 9 2 |
| - | 3 4 | y | = | 9 2 |
| - | 9 2 | = | 3 4 | y |
3 4 | y | = | - | 9 2 |
| y | = | - | 9 2 | ÷ | 3 4 |
| = | - | 9 2 | × | 4 3 |
| = | - | 3 | × | 2 |
| y | = | - | 6 |