Adam receives his allowance of $308.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 8 : 3.
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 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
811 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
34 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
811 x
34 =
611 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
14 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
811 x
14 =
211 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
611 x 308
= $168
Answer(s): (a)
611; (b)
211; (c) $168