Adam receives his allowance of $429.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 1 : 8.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 5 : 6.
- 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 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
6 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
19 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
511 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
19 x
511 =
599 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
611 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
19 x
611 =
233 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
233 x 429
= $26
Answer(s): (a)
599; (b)
233; (c) $26