Adam receives his allowance of $147.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 1 : 5.
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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
1 |
5 |
6 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
3 |
4 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
16 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
37 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
16 x
37 =
114 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
47 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
16 x
47 =
221 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
221 x 147
= $14
Answer(s): (a)
114; (b)
221; (c) $14