Bryan saves $10.
Adam saves 10 times as much money as Bryan.
- How much does Adam save?
- How much does Adam save more than Bryan?
- How much does Bryan save less than Adam?
- 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 Bryan saves = 1 u
Amount that Adam saves = 10 u
1 u = 10
Amount that Adam saves
= 10 u
= 10 x 10
= $100
(b)
Amount that Adam saves more than Bryan
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 10
= $90
(c)
Amount that Bryan saves less than Adam
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 10
= $90
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 10 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 10
= $110
Answer(s): (a) $100; (b) $90; (c) $90; (d) $110