Answer:
Question 16
(a) x < 1 : the values of x are smaller than than 1 (e.g. possible values are 0, -1, -2, etc) and since the circle is not shaded it means that 1 isn't a possible value of x
(b) x
-2 : the circle is filled therefore -2 is included in the answer
Question 17
(a) unfilled dot above -2 and arrow pointing to the left
(b) shaded circle above 4 with and arrow pointing to the right →