Adam receives his allowance of $198.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 4 : 5.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 8 : 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 remaining expenses?
Spending |
Saving |
Allowance |
4 |
5 |
9 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
8 |
3 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
49 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
811 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
49 x
811 =
3299 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
311 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
49 x
311 =
433 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
433 x 198
= $24
Answer(s): (a)
3299; (b)
433; (c) $24