if you have a graphing calculator (i use a website called desmos) put in x < 3. i attached a photo of what the graph should look like. the shaded area is where the solutions are. since the shaded area ends with a dotted line, points on that dotted line are not part of the solution.
i hope this helps! sorry i couldn't give a more descriptive explanation... it's pretty much all in the picture lol. have a lovely day! <3