Question

at the zoo there were 3 times as many monkeys as lions Tom counted a total of 24 monkeys and lions how many monkeys were there

Answer 1

So the question said to figure out how many lions there are. SInce there are 24 monkeys and it is 3 times as many monkeys to lions. All you have to do to figure it out is multiply 24 and 3 and the answer would be 72. 

Answer 2

Answer=92 monkeys
3×24=92