D + 5 = 8 help please

Does anyone know how to solve and graph this: 4 + | a + 2 | < 7the only part i don't get is the "4 +"

Carl's candies has determined that a candy bar measuring 3 inches long has a z-score of +1 and a candy bar measuring 3.75 inches long has a z-score of +2. what is the standard deviation of the length of candy bars produced at carl's candies?

Multiply: 2.7 × (–3) × (–1.2). a. –9.72 b. –10.8 c. 10.8 d. 9.72