step 1: open up the brackets ( rmb to flip the signs )
step 2: bring 'a' to one side and the numbers to the other
6a + 34 = -3(-2a + 8)
6a + 34 = 6a - 24
6a - 6a = -24 - 34
0 = - 58
the final ans is kind of weird but here's my solution :))