Multiply the difference of three times a number x and 4 by one sixth

Answer 1

(1/6)(3x -4)

x/2 -2/3

OR

(1/6)|3x-4|

= (3x-4)/6 or (4-3x)/6

= x/2 -2/3 or 2/3-x/2

"difference" usually means the absolute value, so go with the 2nd solution, with 2 answers