Let a be a real number. The distance of a from 1 on the number line is $a + 4$ units. Accordingly, what is $|a|$? A) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$ B) $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$ C) $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ D) $\frac { 7 } { 3 }$ E) $\frac { 8 } { 3 }$
Let a be a real number. The distance of a from 1 on the number line is $a + 4$ units.
Accordingly, what is $|a|$?\\
A) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$\\
B) $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$\\
C) $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$\\
D) $\frac { 7 } { 3 }$\\
E) $\frac { 8 } { 3 }$