Question 23201
Check "worked problems" in your text to see what
those slashes and x's mean.
Problem:
8x+8>7x+9
Substract "8" from both sides to get:
  8x> 7x+1
Substract "7x" from both sides to get:
  x>1
Draw a number line; mark the zero; determine "1".
Draw an open circle at "1" to indicate it is not
part of the solution. Draw an arrow to the right
starting at the open circle.  That is the graph
of x>1

Cheers,
Stan H.