Adam receives his allowance of $264.
The ratio of Adam's spending to Adam's saving is 1 : 3.
The ratio of Adam's spending on food to the remaining expenses is 5 : 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 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Food |
Remaining expenses |
|
|
5 |
6 |
|
|
(a)
Fraction of the allowance that Adam spends =
14 Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on food =
511 Fraction of his allowance is spent on food
=
14 x
511 =
544 (b)
Fraction of the expenses that Adam spends on remaining expenses =
611 Fraction of his allowance is spent on remaining expenses
=
14 x
611 =
322 (c)
Amount that Adam spends on expenses
=
322 x 264
= $36
Answer(s): (a)
544; (b)
322; (c) $36