What is the slope of any line parallel to the graph of y=8x+20?

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

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

Apool measures 100 meters by 100 meters a toddler inside the pool and trows a ball 60 centimeters from one edge of the pool.how far is the ball from the opposite edge of the pool