The student's question can be represented by the inequality 3 ≤ w ≤ 8, meaning that w can range from 3 to 8 inclusive.
The question involves writing an inequality that satisfies two conditions: 3 is less than or equal to w, and 8 is greater than or equal to w.
Using w only once, we can combine these two conditions into a single inequality.
The combined inequality that represents both conditions would be 3 ≤ w ≤ 8.
This reads as "w is greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 8".
It means that the value of w can be any number from 3 to 8, including 3 and 8 themselves.