Adam receives his allowance of $252.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 2 : 7.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 1 : 3.
- 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 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
29 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
14 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
29 x
14 =
118 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
34 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
29 x
34 =
16 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
118 x 252
= $14
Answer(s): (a)
118; (b)
16; (c) $14