The hawks lost to the orioles by 4 runs.There were 18 runs scored in the game.How many runs did the orioles score?

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Call the number or runs the Hawks scored X. The Orioles beat then by four runs, so the Orioles score is X+4. You know the total number of runs scored in the game is 18. Can you now set up this equation and solve for X?