Example  1

Solve the inequality \(3x + 4 \gt 15 - x\). Represent the solution set on a number line.

\[\begin{align}
 3x + 4 &\gt 15 - x \\
 4x &\gt 11 \\
 x &\gt \frac{11}{4}
 \end{align}\]

The solution set is {\(x | x \gt \! \frac{11}{4}\!, \thinspace x \in \rm{R}\)}.