Adam saves $70.
Charlie saves 6 times as much money as Adam.
- How much does Charlie save?
- How much does Charlie save more than Adam?
- How much does Adam save less than Charlie?
- How much do both of them save altogether?
(a)
Focus on the sentence with the word 'times'.
Assign 1 u to the variable that is found after the word 'times'.
Amount that Adam saves = 1 u
Amount that Charlie saves = 6 u
1 u = 70
Amount that Charlie saves
= 6 u
= 6 x 70
= $420
(b)
Amount that Charlie saves more than Adam
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 70
= $350
(c)
Amount that Adam saves less than Charlie
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 70
= $350
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 6 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 70
= $490
Answer(s): (a) $420; (b) $350; (c) $350; (d) $490