ele , the circus elephant , is currently 3 times older than lyn , the circus lion . in 15 years from now , lyn the circus lion will be exactly half as old as ele , the circus elephant . how old is ele today ?  Options: A) 40 B) 48 C) 43 D) 45 E) 41

Rationale: 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 45 ( the only option that is a multiple of 3 ) . then age of lyn would be 15 . in 15 yrs , ele would be 60 and lyn would be 30 - so lyn would be half as old as ele . answer ( d )
Answer: D