Ele, the circus Elephant, is currently three times older than Lyn, the circus Lion. In 8 years from now, Lyn the circus Lion will be exactly half as old as Ele, the circus Elephant. How old is Ele today?  Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 24 B) 25 C) 26 D) 28 E) 29
Ele, the circus Elephant, is currently three times older than Lyn, the circus Lion.   Ele = 3*Lyn   Usually, ages are integers so there is a good possibility that the age of Ele is 24 (the only option that is a multiple of 3).   Then age of Lyn would be 8. In 8 yrs, Ele would be 32 and Lyn would be 16 - so Lyn would be half as old as Ele.   24nswer (24)
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Ele, the circus Elephant, is currently three times older than Lyn, the circus Lion. In 8 years from now, Lyn the circus Lion will be exactly half as old as Ele, the circus Elephant. How old is Ele today?