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To calculate: Solve using the five-step plan. Write out each step. A choice of possible numbers for one unknown is given.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
Answer to Problem 4P
smallest number
Explanation of Solution
Given information: One number is four times another number and the larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number.
Calculation:
Step 1: Here we have two unknowns.
Step 2: Let
Step 3: As given, larger number is 87 more than the smaller number such that
Step 4: Choices for
True / False | ||
29 | True | |
30 | False | |
33 | False |
From above table we can say that smallest number
Step 5: Now we verify the answer
one number is four times of another number:
Larger number is 87 more than the smaller number:
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