Please help! I'm not quite understanding this.

Answer:
d.) 21
Explanation:
Rules:
Solve:
[tex]\rightarrow \sf \dfrac{4|a|}{2} + |a-3|[/tex]
[insert a = -6]
[tex]\sf\rightarrow \dfrac{4|-6|}{2} + |-6-3|[/tex]
[simplify the following]
[tex]\sf\rightarrow \dfrac{4(6)}{2} + 9[/tex]
[tex]\sf\rightarrow 12 + 9[/tex]
[tex]\sf\rightarrow 21[/tex]