SOLUTION: The larger of two numbers is four times the smaller. If their difference is eighteen, find the numbers.

Question 312627: The larger of two numbers is four times the smaller. If their difference is eighteen, find the numbers.
Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, mananth:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's have x be the small number and y be the larger number so we can set up 2 equations as:
4x=y
y-x=18
We can solve this by substitution.
4x-x=18 Rewritten as:
3x=18
x=6
Therefore
y=24
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let one number be x
the other number will be 4x
..
4x-x=18
3x=18
x=6
the other number = 4x=24
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