Adam receives his allowance of $144.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 2 : 3.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 5 : 1.
- 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 |
3 |
5 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
25 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
56 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
25 x
56 =
13 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
16 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
25 x
16 =
115 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
13 x 144
= $48
Answer(s): (a)
13; (b)
115; (c) $48