Identify Operation: Identify the operation needed to isolate q. In the inequality q+3<6, the number 3 is being added to q. To isolate q, we need to use the opposite operation, which is subtraction.
Subtract 3: Subtract 3 from both sides of the inequality to solve for q.q+3<6q+3−3<6−3q<3
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