Question

The sum of two numbers is 56. One number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

14, 42

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are the factors

1, 55

2, 54

3, 53

4, 52

5. 51

and so on

It would be 14 and 42

14 x 3 = 42

42 + 14 = 56

Answer 2

3x + x = 56
4x = 56
x = 14

Smaller number = 14
Bigger number = 42