Adam receives his allowance of $432.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 1 : 2.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 1 : 8.
- 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 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
13 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
19 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
13 x
19 =
127 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
89 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
13 x
89 =
827 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
827 x 432
= $128
Answer(s): (a)
127; (b)
827; (c) $128