Uz primjenu svojstva distributivnosti množenja prema zbrajanju odnosno prema oduzimanju slijedi
2008:8+(36⋅8⋅7+4⋅44⋅9):72−12⋅(49⋅12⋅6−8⋅5⋅72):81=251+(36⋅56+36⋅44):72−12⋅(49⋅72−40⋅72):81=251+36⋅(56+44):72−12⋅72⋅(49−40):81=251+36⋅100:72−12⋅72⋅9:81=251+36⋅2⋅50:72−12⋅8⋅9⋅9:81=251+72⋅50:72−96⋅81:81=251+50−96=205