-5 < 4x - 4 < -3

Add +4 to all three sides:

-5 < 4x - 4 < -3
+4      + 4   +4
----------------
-1 < 4x     <  1

Next divide all three sides by the coefficient of x,
which is 4,



or, canceling 4's,



or



That's called the solution.

The solution set is



Edwin