Identify Operation for Isolation: Identify the operation needed to isolate z. Since 4 is being added to z in the inequality z + 4 < 7, we should use subtraction to isolate z.
Subtract 4 to Solve: Subtract 4 from both sides of the inequality to solve for z.z + 4 - 4 < 7 - 4This simplifies to z < 3.
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