Adam saves $50.
Charlie saves 9 times as much money as Adam.
- How much does Charlie save?
- How much does Charlie save more than Adam?
- How much does Adam 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 Adam saves = 1 u
Amount that Charlie saves = 9 u
1 u = 50
Amount that Charlie saves
= 9 u
= 9 x 50
= $450
(b)
Amount that Charlie saves more than Adam
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 50
= $400
(c)
Amount that Adam saves less than Charlie
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 50
= $400
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 9 u
= 10 u
= 10 x 50
= $500
Answer(s): (a) $450; (b) $400; (c) $400; (d) $500
