Answer: The son is 1 year old and the father is 27 years old.
Explanation: Let’s call the sons age x and the fathers is y. You have the equations x+26=y and 3(x+8)=y=3x+24. So you could say that (3x-24)-(x+26)= z -z. So 2x-2=0. Add 2 to both sides and get 2x=2. x = 1 so the son is 1 year old