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?

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6 February, 14:06

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?

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Kyla Brady · 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