document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38961>Question 38961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! Can you help me with this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One number is 4 times another number. The larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number. Find the numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you could help me it would be very much appreciated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"s\" be the smaller and \"l\" be the larger number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=4s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=l-87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=4s-87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s=-87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=29+87=116<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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