4(a+16)=-16

Solution for 4(a+16)=-16 equation:

Simplifying
4(a + 16) = -16

Reorder the terms:
4(16 + a) = -16
(16 * 4 + a * 4) = -16
(64 + 4a) = -16

Solving
64 + 4a = -16

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '-64' to each side of the equation.
64 + -64 + 4a = -16 + -64

Combine like terms: 64 + -64 = 0
0 + 4a = -16 + -64
4a = -16 + -64

Combine like terms: -16 + -64 = -80
4a = -80

Divide each side by '4'.
a = -20

Simplifying
a = -20