Adam receives his allowance of $399.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 5 : 1.
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 |
1 |
6 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
6 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
56 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
17 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
56 x
17 =
542 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
67 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
56 x
67 =
57 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
57 x 399
= $285
Answer(s): (a)
542; (b)
57; (c) $285