1. The problem is to understand the relationship between John and Rita's laps when John swaps 3 laps with Rita. 2. Let's define variables: let $J$ be the number of laps John runs, and $R$ be the number of laps Rita runs. 3. "John swap 3 laps than Rita" means John gives 3 of his laps to Rita, so John's laps become $J - 3$ and Rita's laps become $R + 3$. 4. If the problem is to find the new number of laps each runs after swapping, the expressions are: $$\text{John's laps after swap} = J - 3$$ $$\text{Rita's laps after swap} = R + 3$$ 5. Without additional information (like total laps or ratio), this is the simplified form of the problem. 6. If you want to find specific values, please provide more details.