Different between two natural number is 24 the bigger number is four time greater than the smaller number find the number

2 answers

x= larger y= smaller

x-y = 24
x= 4y

4y -y =24
3y = 24
y = 8
x = 32
X=larger y=Smaller
X-y=2
4y-y=24
3y=24
Y=8
X=32