SOLUTION: one number is four times another number.the larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number.what are the numbers?

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Question 145314: one number is four times another number.the larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number.what are the numbers?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call them B and L, Big number and Little number.
B = 4L
B = L+87
--------Substitute for B
4L = L+87
3L = 87
L = 29
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B = 4L
B = 116