As an inequality, you'd say
, because there's a closed circle (meaning we'll have "or equal to") and the shading goes to the right (meaning we also want numbers greater than -11).
In interval notation, you first describe where the interval starts on the left and ends on the right. This starts at -11 and goes on forever, so we'll say it goes to infinity. Then you have to indicate if each end is included.
- The -11 has a solid dot, so -11 is included (again, that's we had "or equal to" before), so we'll put a square bracket on that.
- Infinity is not a number. It's an idea. Since it's not a number, it cannot be included, so it'll get a curved parenthesis.
The interval notation answer is:
