calculator doesnt seem to want to take it

2[3x-4]+8=6   simplify

6x - 8  + 8 = 6  

6x  = 6     divide both sides by 6

x = 1

x=1

i hope u ppl know that those r absolute value bars, not parentheses

OK....we have

2l3x-4l+8=6   simplify    subtract 8 from both sides

2l3x - 4l = -2     divide both sides by 2

l3x - 4 l  = -1  

There is no solution for this because the absolute value can never = a negative [ this is probably why the calculator couldn't give you an answer ]