Adam receives his allowance of $486.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 4 : 1.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 5 : 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 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
45 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
56 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
45 x
56 =
23 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
16 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
45 x
16 =
215 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
23 x 486
= $324
Answer(s): (a)
23; (b)
215; (c) $324