SOLUTION: One number is 8 times as large as another. Their difference is 21. What is the larger number?

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Question 754314: One number is 8 times as large as another. Their difference is 21. What is the larger number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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8x-x=21
7x=21
x=3
8x=24