Alfonso graphs the inequality using the steps below. Step 1: Draw a number line, and place an open circle at –8.

Step 2: Shade to the left of –8 to represent the infinite solutions to .

Step 3: Check work by substitution.

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Which best describes the situation?
The graph is incorrect. He should have used a closed circle at –8.
The graph is incorrect. He should have shaded to the right of –8.
The graph is correct. He should have checked his work with a number that was not on the shaded portion of the graph.