Adam receives his allowance of $393.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 3 : 1.
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 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
34 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
19 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
34 x
19 =
112 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
89 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
34 x
89 =
23 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
23 x 393
= $262
Answer(s): (a)
112; (b)
23; (c) $262