Adam receives his allowance of $243.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 2 : 7.
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 food?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
2 |
7 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
29 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
23 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
29 x
23 =
427 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
13 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
29 x
13 =
227 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
427 x 243
= $36
Answer(s): (a)
427; (b)
227; (c) $36