Adam receives his allowance of $357.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 5 : 4.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 1 : 6.
- 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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
5 |
4 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
6 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
59 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
17 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
59 x
17 =
563 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
67 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
59 x
67 =
1021 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
1021 x 357
= $170
Answer(s): (a)
563; (b)
1021; (c) $170