Question

okay this is the last one i already know how to distribute and such i was just wondering what's my next step

Answer 1

-2a + 32 = 8 (-3a - 5) - 2a.
now distribute

-2a + 32 = -24a - 40 - 2a
Now we combine like numbers on the right side

-2a + 32 = -26a + 40
now subtract the 40 from the right and subtract it from the 32 on the left

-2a -8 = -26a
and finally add 2a to both sides

-8 = -24a

And SOLVE(simplify)

Answer 2

the next step after distribution is isolating the terms with the variable at one side and the terms with no variables at the other. Then solve to get the variable.
-2a+32 = -24a-40-2a
-2a+24a+2a = -40-32
24a = -72
a = -3