To solve this inequality, we can start by converting the mixed numbers to improper fractions. The mixed numbers in this inequality are 1/3 and -2 1/4. The negative sign in front of 2 1/4 indicates that the resulting fraction will be negative. To convert 1/3 to an improper fraction, we can multiply the denominator (3) by the whole number (1) and add the result to the numerator (1). This gives us 1/3 = 4/3. To convert -2 1/4 to an improper fraction, we can multiply the denominator (4) by the whole number (-2) and add the result to the numerator (1). This gives us -2 1/4 = -9/4.
Next, we can combine the two fractions on the left side of the inequality by adding their numerators and denominators. This gives us m + 4/3 + -9/4. We can then simplify this expression by combining like terms. This gives us m - 9/12 + 4/3. We can further simplify this expression by adding the fractions with unlike denominators. To do this, we can find a common denominator by multiplying the two denominators together, which gives us 12 * 3 = 36. We can then convert the fractions to have this common denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the appropriate value. For m - 9/12 + 4/3, we have m - (9 * 3)/(12 * 3) + (4 * 12)/(3 * 12), which simplifies to m - 27/36 + 48/36. We can then combine like terms to get m + 21/36.
Finally, we can solve for m by moving all of the terms with m to one side of the inequality and all of the other terms to the other side. To do this, we can subtract 21/36 from both sides of the inequality, which gives us m + 21/36 - 21/36 < -2 1/4 - 21/36. This simplifies to m < -2 1/4 - 21/36, which we can further simplify by converting -2 1/4 - 21/36 to an improper fraction. To do this, we can multiply the denominator (4) by the whole number (-2) and add the result to the numerator (1), which gives us -2 1/4 = -9/4. We can then add -9/4 and -21/36 to get -9/4 - 21/36 = -105/36. Finally, we can convert this to a mixed number by dividing the numerator (-105) by the denominator (36) and taking the quotient (-2) as the whole number and the remainder (27) as the numerator of the fraction. This gives us -105/36 =