We note first that division by zero is not allowed and that for this reason \(7x+4\) may not be equal to zero and that therefore \(x=-{{4}\over{7}}\) is not a solution.

We now distinguish two cases, namely \(7x+4>0\) and \(7x+4<0\).
In both cases we multiply the inequality on both sides by \(7x+4\) because we then get a linear inequality, for which we know there is a solution method.

Suppose \(7x+4>0\), i.e. \(x> -{{4}\over{7}}\). Then we get \(3<7x+4\).
When we move everything with \(x\) to the left and all constant terms to the right, we get \(-7x<1\).
Then, dvision by the coefficient of \(x\)gives \(x > -{{1}\over{7}}\).
So we have the following system of inequalities: \(x> -{{4}\over{7}}\,\wedge\; x > -{{1}\over{7}}\)
and this simplifies to \(x\gt-{{1}\over{7}}\).

Suppose \(7x+4<0\), i.e. \(x< -{{4}\over{7}}\). Then we get \(3>7x+4\).
When we move everything with \(x\) to the left and all constant terms to the right, we get \(-7x>1\).
Then, division by the coefficient of \(x\) gives \(x < -{{1}\over{7}}\).
So we have the following system of inequalities: \(x< -{{4}\over{7}}\,\wedge\; x < -{{1}\over{7}}\)
and this simplifies to \(x\lt -{{4}\over{7}}\).

The solution of the original inequality is \(x\lt -{{4}\over{7}}\;\vee\;x\gt-{{1}\over{7}}\).