Charlie saves $40.
Bryan saves 4 times as much money as Charlie.
- How much does Bryan save?
- How much does Bryan save more than Charlie?
- How much does Charlie save less than Bryan?
- 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 Charlie saves = 1 u
Amount that Bryan saves = 4 u
1 u = 40
Amount that Bryan saves
= 4 u
= 4 x 40
= $160
(b)
Amount that Bryan saves more than Charlie
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 40
= $120
(c)
Amount that Charlie saves less than Bryan
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 40
= $120
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 4 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 40
= $200
Answer(s): (a) $160; (b) $120; (c) $120; (d) $200
