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.

a) 0.25x times 3. (could be wrong on equation.)

b) 2.25 pound of dark chocolate. (can i eat all the chocolate? plz? anyway, again, could be wrong, but i hope im right. all the chocolate together should be 5.25 pounds)

have a good day!

answer: x=3 and y=4

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