SOLUTION: I need help on this problem. Please show me it in the "Five-step" plan method. One number is four times another number. The larger number is also 87 Choices for the smaller nu

Question 96293: I need help on this problem. Please show me it in the "Five-step" plan method.
One number is four times another number. The larger number is also 87
Choices for the smaller number: 29 30, 33
also, if you could show me another example that would be great!
I dont understand it at all..
could you please help,
Julian
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
something is amiss here ... 4 times a number will give an even result ... 87 is odd

there seems to be missing information...
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