SOLUTION: Interpret mathematically 'six years ago, Kay is one quarter as old as jay'

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Question 1120710: Interpret mathematically 'six years ago, Kay is one quarter as old as jay'
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let's Kay's age be x and Jay's age be y
six years ago, Kay was x-6 and Jay was y-6%29
if six years ago Kay is one quarter as old as Jay, we have:
x-6=+%281%2F4%29%28y-6%29