Question

Two numbers have a total of 26. The larger number is 10 more than triple the smaller number. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

The answer is 4 and 22

Answer 2

Let's call the smaller number "x" and the larger number "y".

We know that:

y + x = 26 (since the total of the two numbers is 26)

and

y = 10 + 3x (since the larger number is 10 more than triple the smaller number)

We can substitute the second equation into the first equation to get:

(10 + 3x) + x = 26

Simplifying, we get:

4x + 10 = 26

Subtracting 10 from both sides, we get:

4x = 16

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = 4

Now that we know x is 4, we can use the second equation to find y:

y = 10 + 3x

y = 10 + 3(4)

y = 22

Therefore, the two numbers are 4 and 22.