Bryan saves $80.
Adam saves 8 times as much money as Bryan.
- How much does Adam save?
- How much does Adam save more than Bryan?
- How much does Bryan save less than Adam?
- 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 Adam saves = 8 u
1 u = 80
Amount that Adam saves
= 8 u
= 8 x 80
= $640
(b)
Amount that Adam saves more than Bryan
= 8 u - 1 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 80
= $560
(c)
Amount that Bryan saves less than Adam
= 8 u - 1 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 80
= $560
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 8 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 80
= $720
Answer(s): (a) $640; (b) $560; (c) $560; (d) $720