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8-69.
Since the arrow is pointing to the left, that means that all those values are less than the selected point.
x < 3
Therefore, any value to the left of 3 is less than 3. Since the circle above the selected point is open, the point itself is not included and we use either < or >.
See part (a).
Notice that this time the circle above the selected point is shaded in, so the point itself is included. That means we will use either ≤ or ≥. Since the arrow is pointing to the right, that means that all those values are greater than the selected point.