12(a+6)=-22

Solution for 12(a+6)=-22 equation:

Simplifying
12(a + 6) = -22

Reorder the terms:
12(6 + a) = -22
(6 * 12 + a * 12) = -22
(72 + 12a) = -22

Solving
72 + 12a = -22

Solving for variable 'a'.

Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-72' to each side of the equation.
72 + -72 + 12a = -22 + -72

Combine like terms: 72 + -72 = 0
0 + 12a = -22 + -72
12a = -22 + -72

Combine like terms: -22 + -72 = -94
12a = -94

Divide each side by '12'.
a = -7.833333333

Simplifying
a = -7.833333333