I believe you're asking about the one-sided limit,

Recall the definition of absolute value:
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if 
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if 
Since we're approaching -4 from the left, we're effectively focusing on a domain of
or
. So, by the definition above, we have
. Then in the limit, we have

This graph is that of a parabola, which in turn represents a quadratic (2nd order) equation, also a polynomial. The domain of any and all polynomial(s) is "the set of all real numbers," or (-infinity, infinity).
To do this multiply 1 by 4, then 3 by 5. 4 over 15 is your answer.
Nina would have ran 5 miles because if clara ran 10 and thats twice as far as nina 10 divided by 2 is 5