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-5a<-18+12
Add 12 to both sides.
-5a<-6
Add -18 and 12 to get -6.
a>\frac{-6}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5. Since -5 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
a>\frac{6}{5}
Fraction \frac{-6}{-5} can be simplified to \frac{6}{5} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.