Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or decimals.
Adam spends 80% of his money on food and
60% 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.
80% =
80100 =
45 Total amount that Adam has = 5 u
Amount that Adam spends on food = 4 u
(b)
Amount that Adam has left after spending on food
= 5 u - 4 u
= 1 u
(c)
Amount that Adam spends on rental
= 60% x 1 u
=
60100 x 1 u
= 0.6 x 1 u
= 0.6 u
(d)
Amount that Adam has left
= 1 u - 0.6 u
= 0.4 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 1; (c) 0.6; (d) 0.4