Adam receives his allowance of $420.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 4 : 3.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 1 : 4.
- 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 |
3 |
7 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
47 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
15 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
47 x
15 =
435 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
45 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
47 x
45 =
1635 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on food
=
435 x 420
= $48
Answer(s): (a)
435; (b)
1635; (c) $48