plz help

Not sure if I'm correct, but here goes:

2|x-3|=12

|x-3|=6

x = 9 or -3

Add 5 to both sides

2|x-3| = 12

|x-3| =6

Now you have to evaluate    x-3 = 6       and   x-3 = -6

                                                 x = 9                x = -3           Just as W1000 found !