Adam receives his allowance of $258.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 3 : 5.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 1 : 8.
- 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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
3 |
5 |
8 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
38 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
19 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
38 x
19 =
124 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
89 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
38 x
89 =
13 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
13 x 258
= $86
Answer(s): (a)
124; (b)
13; (c) $86