Think about how you've done on the number line.
For instance, they'd ask you to graph something like or
Recall that:
greater than" meant "" on the number line
less than" meant "" the number line
now do your inequality:
the first step is to find the " " part, or
then graph it:
You have already graphed the " " part (it is just the horizontal line);
now you are ready to do the " " part; it means, this is where you need to of the line .
All you need to be sure is do you need LESS THAN the line, do you need ABOVE the line, or BELOW the line?
Naturally, you want BELOW the line. So shade it in: the LINE and BELOW the line.
the side you shaded is the ""