All we want to do is get an equation with just x on one side and no x's on the other.
We can use inverse operations to accomplish this.
First, bring bx to the left side. Subtract the 3.
Factor ax+bx to x(a+b). (this is pretty much reversing the distributive property)
Divide by a+b and you are left with just x on the left side as 4/(a+b).
combine like terms
-6<-1x
divide by negative 1 on both sides
flip the sign when dividing by a negative number
6>x is the answer.
|-2x+6| = 6
-2x+6 = 6 or -6
so x = 0 or 6