Adam saves $100.
Charlie saves 10 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 = 10 u
1 u = 100
Amount that Charlie saves
= 10 u
= 10 x 100
= $1000
(b)
Amount that Charlie saves more than Adam
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 100
= $900
(c)
Amount that Adam saves less than Charlie
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 100
= $900
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 10 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 100
= $1100
Answer(s): (a) $1000; (b) $900; (c) $900; (d) $1100