Adam receives his allowance of $168.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 2 : 1.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 3 : 4.
- What fraction of his allowance is spent on food?
- What fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses?
- How much did he spend on food?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
3 |
4 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
23 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
37 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
23 x
37 =
27 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
47 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
23 x
47 =
821 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
27 x 168
= $48
Answer(s): (a)
27; (b)
821; (c) $48