Show your work. solve for x. -3(x+2)+5x=-9

Suppose sat writing scores are normally distributed with a mean of 497 and a standard deviation of 109. a university plans to award scholarships to students whose scores are in the top 2%. what is the minimum score required for the scholarship? round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.

What is the value of x in the this question ?

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