Answer:
C
Explanation:
Because the circle is not shaded in, it doesn't count the number it's on:
So it would be a < or >.
Because this is on a number line and the shaded part goes to the left, it will be < because it points to the left.
The non-shaded circle is on 4, so your answer, x, will be:
x < 4
But the answer choices don't have this, meaning you have to simplify all of them.
The first one is:
x + 9 < 5
x < -4
x - 5 < 9
x < 14
x + 5 < 9
x < 4
x - 9 < 5
x < 14
So it would be C.