daniel is currently 26 years older than his son in six years he will be three times older than his son how old are both of them now

d = s + 26 (Daniel is 26 years older than his son)

d + 6 = 3 (s + 6) (in six years time, Dan'll be 3 times as old as his son)

We have a value for d, so let's plug it in:

s + 26 + 6 = 3 (s + 6)

Simplify and distribute:

s + 32 = 3s + 18

Subtract s:

32 = 2s + 18

Subtract 18:

14 = 2s

Divide by 2:

7 = s

d = 7 + 26

d = 33