so first off because it is a dotted line then it can only either be < or >.
If the shaded region is about the line than y is greater than but if its below the line then y is less the and because its above then y is greater than.
Think of the entire population of 6th graders here. 3/7 are boys and 4/7 are girls. 5/8 of these boys are in Ms. Jones' class; that fraction would be (5/8)(3/7), or 15/56. This 15/56 represents the fraction of the entire sixth grade class who are in Ms. Jones' class.
