Can I say dim range $T = $ dim null $S$ + range $S$ if $S \in \mathcal{L}(V,W)$, and $T \in \mathcal{L}(U,V)$?

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Can I say dim range $T = $ dim null $S$ + range $S$ if $S \in \mathcal{L}(V,W)$, and $T \in \mathcal{L}(U,V)$?

The reason I asked this is because I am doing Q22 of section 3.B on Linear Algebra Done Right.

Suppose $U$ and $V$ are finite-dimensional vector spaces and $S \in \mathcal{L}(V,W)$, and $T \in \mathcal{L}(U,V)$. Prove that $$\text{dim null }ST \leq \text{dim null }S + \text{dim null }T$$

My failed trail is as follow:

dim range $T = $ dim null $S$ + dim range $S$ (from S)

dim $U$ = dim null $T$ + dim range $T$ (from T)

dim $U$ = dim null $ST$ + dim range $ST$ (from $ST \in \mathcal{L}(U,W)$)

then

dim null $T$ + dim range $T$ = dim null $ST$ + dim range $ST$

dim null $T$ + dim null $S$ + dim range $S$ = dim null $ST$ + dim range $ST$

dim null $ST$ = dim null $T$ + dim null $S$ + dim range $S$ - dim range $ST$

The trial seems not working. Maybe range $T = $ dim null $S$ + dim range $S$ is wrong in the first place.