Question 470634
a larger number
b smaller number
From the first sentence we have 
ratio  a/b=42/9  
9a=42b
From second  sentence we know that if we multiply b by 16 and add 8 to that number we will get 4a
4*a=16*b+8 
a=4*b+2

Now we can substitute for a
9( 4b+2)=42b
36b+18=42b
6b=18
b=3

then for b=3  a =4*3+2=14