Adam saves $50.
Bryan saves 7 times as much money as Adam.
- How much does Bryan save?
- How much does Bryan save more than Adam?
- How much does Adam 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 Adam saves = 1 u
Amount that Bryan saves = 7 u
1 u = 50
Amount that Bryan saves
= 7 u
= 7 x 50
= $350
(b)
Amount that Bryan saves more than Adam
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 50
= $300
(c)
Amount that Adam saves less than Bryan
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 50
= $300
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 7 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 50
= $400
Answer(s): (a) $350; (b) $300; (c) $300; (d) $400