Adam receives his allowance of $432.
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 3 : 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 |
8 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
19 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
34 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
19 x
34 =
112 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
14 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
19 x
14 =
136 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
112 x 432
= $36
Answer(s): (a)
112; (b)
136; (c) $36