What is the x-intercept for the equation?

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

Sara has been reading about different types of financial grants, including federal pell grants, academic competitiveness grants, smart grants, and teach grants. which statement about these grants is true? filling out a fafsa will not her apply for these grants. she will not have to pay back any funds she receives from these grants. these grants only go to students with less than a 3.0 gpa. she will have to pay back all the funds she receives from these grants.

What is the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with each leg measuring 2x+3 and the base measuring 6x-2?