Bryan saves $10.
Charlie saves 4 times as much money as Bryan.
- How much does Charlie save?
- How much does Charlie save more than Bryan?
- How much does Bryan 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 Bryan saves = 1 u
Amount that Charlie saves = 4 u
1 u = 10
Amount that Charlie saves
= 4 u
= 4 x 10
= $40
(b)
Amount that Charlie saves more than Bryan
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 10
= $30
(c)
Amount that Bryan saves less than Charlie
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 10
= $30
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 4 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 10
= $50
Answer(s): (a) $40; (b) $30; (c) $30; (d) $50