Adam receives his allowance of $429.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 8 : 5.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 2 : 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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
8 |
5 |
13 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
813 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
23 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
813 x
23 =
1639 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
13 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
813 x
13 =
839 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
839 x 429
= $88
Answer(s): (a)
1639; (b)
839; (c) $88