Charlie saves $70.
Bryan saves 7 times as much money as Charlie.
- How much does Bryan save?
- How much does Bryan save more than Charlie?
- How much does Charlie save less than Bryan?
- 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 Charlie saves = 1 u
Amount that Bryan saves = 7 u
1 u = 70
Amount that Bryan saves
= 7 u
= 7 x 70
= $490
(b)
Amount that Bryan saves more than Charlie
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 70
= $420
(c)
Amount that Charlie saves less than Bryan
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 70
= $420
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 7 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 70
= $560
Answer(s): (a) $490; (b) $420; (c) $420; (d) $560