Question 38961
One number is 4 times another number. The larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number. Find the numbers.

Let "s" be the smaller and "l" be the larger number.
EQUATIONS:
l=4s
s=l-87
Substitute to get:
s=4s-87
-3s=-87
s=29
l=29+87=116
Cheers,
Stan H.