Question

David received $50 dollars for working at his father’s store. He spent $20 dollars at the movies, and $10 dollars buying comic books. After buying $5 worth of candy, he saved the rest. What is the ratio of the amount of money David spent to the amount that David saved?

Answer 1

Total amount of money received by David for working at his father's store = $50
Amount of money spent by David at the movies = $20
Amount of money spent by David buying comics books = $10
Amount of money spent by David buying candy = $5
Then
Total amount spent by David = (20 + 10 + 5) dollars
= 35 dollars
Amount of money saved by David = (50 - 35 ) dollars
= 15 dollars
So
The ratio of the amount of money David
spent to the amount of money David saved = 35:15
= 7:3
So the ratio of the amount of money David spent to the amount of money David saved is 7:3