We have the following inequality:
3x + 4 > -18
Subtracting 4 from both sides we got:
3x > -22
Dividing both sides by 3 we got:
x > -22/3
Since -22/3 is between -7 and -8 and x must be equal or greater than -22/3, the smallest integer value in the solution of the inequality is -7 (note that -8 isn't part of the solution)
