Question 312627
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 
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