Identify Operation: Identify the operation needed to isolate a. The equation is a+3≤7. To isolate a, we need to undo the addition of 3. We will use subtraction for this purpose.
Subtract 3: Subtract 3 from both sides of the inequality to solve for a. a+3≤7a+3−3≤7−3a≤4We subtracted 3 from both sides to keep the equation balanced.
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