Question

lenny is 3 times older than max. when you subtract max's age from lenny's age you get 24. how old is lenny and how old is max

Answer 1

Lenny is 36 years old and Max is 12 years old.

Explanation

Suppose, the age of Max is  $x$ years.

As Lenny is 3 times older than Max, so the age of Lenny will be:  $3x$ years.

Now, when you subtract Max's age from Lenny's age you get 24. So, the equation will be.....

$3x-x=24\\ \\ 2x=24\\ \\ x=\frac{24}{2}=12$

So, the age of Max is 12 years and the age of Lenny is (3×12)= 36 years.