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Start with the given inequality

Subtract 12 from both sides.

Divide both sides by 2
Break up the absolute value (remember, if you have

, then

or

)

or

Break up the absolute value inequality using the given rule
Now lets focus on the first inequality

Start with the given inequality

Add 3 to both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x

Divide
Now lets focus on the second inequality

Start with the given inequality

Add 3 to both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x

Divide
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Answer:
So our answer is

or
which means the answer in set builder notation is
which looks like this in interval notation