An illustration of a number line with units from 40 to 50 in increments of 1. A line is plotted from an open dot at 48 to an arrowhead to the right of 50.

Question

what solution does the picture represent?

Answer 1

The illustration you described represents the inequality \( x > 48 \).

Here's how to interpret it:

• The open dot at 48 indicates that 48 is not included in the solution set (meaning \( x \) cannot equal 48).
• The arrowhead pointing to the right of 50 signifies that the values of \( x \) continue infinitely beyond 48, covering all numbers greater than 48.

Thus, the solution set consists of all real numbers greater than 48 (i.e., \( x \) can be any number greater than 48).