How do you graph 5 < a

Hi Melody!

Actually . . . I found it online It was a pretty common math problem, and turns out there was a perfect example! 

I just drag the picture into the box (where you type up answers, like this one) and it pastes itself in:)

If you mean on a number line,

Draw a line and label "5" on it.

Since 5 < a means that a is greater than 5, draw an open circle at 5 (closed circle would be for greater than/equal to)

Then shade the line to the right (greater would be going in the positive direction on a number line.)

And add in an arrow at the end to show that a goes on infinitely. 

It might be easier to understand if you change 5< a to a>5

when you swap sides you have to turn the inequality sign around.

Kitty<3, how did you draw and insert that number line?  

Thanks Kitty