You distribute the 8 into q and -11 and you get 20+ 8q-88= -12. Now combine like terms -88 +20 or 88-20 and you get 8q - 68 = -12. Add 68 to both sides of the equal sign. You get 8q =56. Divide 8q by 8 and 56 by 8 to get q by itself. Finally your answer is q=7