...Step 2)
The answer is the number that divides the region for x that makes the inequality valid and invalid. See if number smaller than the answer from Step 1 is valid: x a little less than 1 makes x + 3 a little less than 4. Therefore, any number less than 1 would
make x + 3 > 4 untrue. x a little greater than 1 makes x + 3 a little more than 4. (read more)