Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or decimals.
Adam spends 60% of his money on food and
20% of the remainder on rental.
Let the total amount of money be 5 u.
- Amount that Adam spends on food = _____ u
- Amount that Adam has left after spending on food = _____ u
- Amount that Adam spends on rental = _____ u
- Amount that Adam has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change percentage into units.
60% =
60100 =
35 Total amount that Adam has = 5 u
Amount that Adam spends on food = 3 u
(b)
Amount that Adam has left after spending on food
= 5 u - 3 u
= 2 u
(c)
Amount that Adam spends on rental
= 20% x 2 u
=
20100 x 2 u
= 0.2 x 2 u
= 0.4 u
(d)
Amount that Adam has left
= 2 u - 0.4 u
= 1.6 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 2; (c) 0.4; (d) 1.6