Question

Can someone please please please help me? I need this to be correct or else I’m gonna be grounded for the rest of the summer…

The difference between two numbers is 28. The first number is three times the other number. What are the numbers?
A. 14 and 42
B. 26 and 42
C. 14 and 14
D. 15 and 43
No links or fake answers please

Answer 1

A. 42 and 14

Explanation:

first number = x

second number = y

x - y = 28

3x - x = 28

(y is now x because it says the second number is whatever x was, but three times less)

x = 14

3(14) - (14) = the original number, 28

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

42-14=28