Charlie saves $20.
Bryan saves 5 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 = 5 u
1 u = 20
Amount that Bryan saves
= 5 u
= 5 x 20
= $100
(b)
Amount that Bryan saves more than Charlie
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 20
= $80
(c)
Amount that Charlie saves less than Bryan
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 20
= $80
(d)
Total amount that both of them save altogether
= 1 u + 5 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 20
= $120
Answer(s): (a) $100; (b) $80; (c) $80; (d) $120