Adam receives his allowance of $244.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 2 : 1.
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 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
23 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
34 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
23 x
34 =
12 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
14 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
23 x
14 =
16 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
12 x 244
= $122
Answer(s): (a)
12; (b)
16; (c) $122