Idont understand this absoulute value inequality

According to the number line, what is the distance between points a and b? v ++ + + + + -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 + 6 + 4 + -2 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 o6 units o 7 units 12 units o 14 units

What is the solution to the equation in the & show work i’m very

Three times the sum of a number and seven is negative thirty-six. what is the number?