Answer:
Larger number = 32
Step-by-step explanation:
Smaller number = x
Larger number = y
y - x = 8 -----------(I)
3y = 4x ---------------(II)
3y/4 = x
Plug in x = 3y/4 in equation (I)

y = 8*4
y = 32
Plug in y = 32 in equation (II)
3y = 4x
3*32 = 4x
4x = 3*32
x = 
x = 3 *8
x = 24
Answer:
by clumbing the ladder
Step-by-step explanation:
The base of the ladder should be placed so that it is one foot away from the building for every four feet of hight to where the ladder rests against the building. This is known as the 4 to 1 rule.
Your question seems to be -7 +(1/8) -(-9) + (1/2) but then there is a decimal in front of the next -2 so that makes no sense unless that is a period before starting a new equation. You can simply type this beginning section into a calculator to get your answer of (21/8), but I have a feeling you just tried to copy and paste a test question and it did not format correctly in your question so is probably much more complicated than using a calculator.
A better idea would be to write it in math terms instead of words, then find a common denominator so you can simplify. Writing it out in words makes it too hard for your brain to think about it in terms of math.