SOLUTION: Area of large rectangle is 18x-24. Area of smaller rectangle within the larger rectangle is 4x. What is the area of larger rectangle minus the smaller rectangle. I've got this muc

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Question 168418: Area of large rectangle is 18x-24. Area of smaller rectangle within the larger rectangle is 4x. What is the area of larger rectangle minus the smaller rectangle.
I've got this much: 18x - 24 - 4x -> 14x - 24 is the area of the larger rectangle not counting the area of the smaller rectangle. What is x equal to?

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Area of large rectangle is 18x-24. Area of smaller rectangle within the larger rectangle is 4x. What is the area of larger rectangle minus the smaller rectangle.
I've got this much: 18x - 24 - 4x -> 14x - 24 is the area of the larger rectangle not counting the area of the smaller rectangle. What is x equal to?
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There's no way to know without additional info. Did the problem ask for x? Is there a drawing/