The solution to this compound inequality is $\displaystyle{a}<-{5}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ and $\displaystyle{a}>{3}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ . The graph does not represent this set. You may have quickly solved and seen that the values $\displaystyle-{5}\usepackage{cmbright}\Huge\$ and 3 were open circles on the graph, but you did not notice the direction of the inequality symbols.