Adam receives his allowance of $288.
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 5 : 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 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
16 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
56 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
16 x
56 =
536 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
16 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
16 x
16 =
136 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
536 x 288
= $40
Answer(s): (a)
536; (b)
136; (c) $40