The expression 
means "all the numbers stricktly greater than -4"
Since the number line is oriented with positive direction going to the right, a number is greater than another if its sits to its right.
So, we want all the numbers to the right of -4, excluded -4 itself.
So, the answer is D.
Answer:
a
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the first part says the value is five less then twice the square of a negative number we get the first equation as 2(-x)²-5. Then we have that -9x is equal to that previous equation. Therefore our new equation is 2(-x)²-5=-9x. We can move the nine over by adding it to both side to get 2(-x)²+9x-5=0. Then you can use any method of factoring (I prefer quadratic formula) to get your values for x. By doing so, you’ll get x=28 and x=-32.5. Since the problem said the number was negative in the first part, you know you can’t have the 28 as the answer so the right answer is -32.5.
