Question

HELP PLEASE:

One number is four times another number. The larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number. Find the numbers.Choices for the smaller number, 29, 30, 33

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Answer 1

Let the larger number be L and the smaller number be S.
"One number is four times another number"
L = 4 * S ------ (1)
"The larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number"
L = S + 87 ------ (2)

Substitute L from (1) into (2) and solve for S. Put that S in (1) and find L.