How can we rewrite a modulus function?

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We can rewrite |x-3|<10 in the following way.

-10<x-3<10

But can rewrite |x-3|+|x+1|+|x|<10 in the following way?

-10<x-3+x+1+x<10.

If we cannot, will anybody please explain why we cannot?