Question

John has 3 ½ pounds of Skittles. He wants to share them with his friends. He decides to give ¾ pounds of Skittles to each friend. The leftover Skittles he keeps for himself.

Answer 1

Given :

John has 3 ½ = 7/2 pounds of Skittles.

He decides to give ¾ pounds of Skittles to each friend.

To Find :

How much the leftover Skittles are.

Solution :

Let, his number of bands are x.

So, amount of Skittles left is :

`L= (7)/(2)-(3x)/(4)\\\\L = (24-3x)/(4)`

Therefore, amount of leftover Skittles are
`(24-3x)/(4)` pounds if number of friends are x.

Hence, this is the required solution.