The inequality is .

Apply subtraction property of inequality: Subtract 3 from each side.

               (Apply additive inverse property: )

                      (Apply additive identity property: )

                            (Subtract: )

Check:

To check, substitute a number less than 5 in .

                     (Substitute x = 4)

                            (Add: 4 + 3 = 7)

The inequality is true.

The inequality solution set is .