Bryan saves $60.
Adam saves 6 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 = 6 u
1 u = 60
Amount that Adam saves
= 6 u
= 6 x 60
= $360
(b)
Amount that Adam saves more than Bryan
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 60
= $300
(c)
Amount that Bryan saves less than Adam
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 60
= $300
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 6 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 60
= $420
Answer(s): (a) $360; (b) $300; (c) $300; (d) $420
