Question

At the zoo,there were 3times as many monkeys as lions.Tom counted a total of 24 monkeys and lions.How many monkeys were there?

Answer 1

To find the answer,we can set an equation:

Let y be the number of lions.

Multiply y by 3 would be the number of monkeys:

$3y = 24 \\ y = \frac{24}{3} \\ y = 8$

Alternative method:

24÷3
=8

Therefore,there are 8 monkeys.

Hope it helps!

Answer 2

There were eight monkeys. 24/3 = 8