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.

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 :

Therefore, amount of leftover Skittles are pounds if number of friends are x.

Hence, this is the required solution.

john earns $14.00 for two hours of work.