Adam receives his allowance of $234.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 3 : 10.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 2 : 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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
3 |
10 |
13 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
313 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
23 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
313 x
23 =
213 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
13 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
313 x
13 =
113 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
113 x 234
= $18
Answer(s): (a)
213; (b)
113; (c) $18