Example: 3x − 5 ≤ 3 − x.
We start by adding both sides of the inequality by 5
3x – 5 + 5 ≤ 3 + 5 − x
3x ≤ 8 – x
Then add both sides by x.
3x + x ≤ 8 – x + x
4x ≤ 8
Finally, divide both sides of the inequality by 4 to get;
x ≤ 2
This is how it’d look like on a number line.