Identify Operation: Identify the operation to isolate w. In the inequality w+2≤5, the number 2 is being added to w. To isolate w, we should use the opposite operation, which is subtraction.
Subtract 2: Subtract 2 from both sides of the inequality to solve for w.w+2≤5w+2−2≤5−2w≤3
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