PROBLEM SOLVING The table shows the portions of a family budget that are spent on several
expenses.
Expense Portion of Budget
Housing
2/5
Food
4/9
Automobiles
1/15
Recreation
1/40
A. How many times more is the expense for housing than for automobiles
b. How many times more is the expense for food than for recreation
c. The expense for the automobile fuel is 1/60 of the total expenses. What portion of the automobile expense is spent in fuel?