Question 275474
The second of two numbers is three times the first. The difference between five times the first and eight times times the second is thirty eight. What are the two numbers.

Let the first number be x

the second is three times the first = 3x

5 times first means 5x 

8 times second means 8 * 3x = 24x

24x-5x=38
19x=38
x=2

The second number is 3x = 3*2 =6