Bryan saves $50.
Charlie saves 5 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 = 5 u
1 u = 50
Amount that Charlie saves
= 5 u
= 5 x 50
= $250
(b)
Amount that Charlie saves more than Bryan
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 50
= $200
(c)
Amount that Bryan saves less than Charlie
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 50
= $200
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 5 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 50
= $300
Answer(s): (a) $250; (b) $200; (c) $200; (d) $300
