Answer:
A. It is not a solution because 9 is not greater than 9.
Explanation:
The given inequality is
.
We want to determine whether 9 is a solution to the given inequality.
We substitute 9 into the inequality to get;

This statement is not true, because 9 is not greater than itself.
Therefore 9 is not a solution because 9 is not greater than 9.
The correct choice is A.