The difference between two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other. Find them.
Let the numbers be a and b.
Given, difference between two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other.
⇒ a – b = 26 and a = 3b
⇒ 2b = 26
⇒ b = 13
Thus, a = 13 + 26 = 39