Zeny was 4 times as old as clara. six years ago Zeny was 10 times olde as clara find their ages?

Question

Zeny was 4 times as old as clara. six years ago Zeny was 10 times olde as clara find their ages?

Answer 1

That's simple algebra.

Z = 4C

Z-6 = 10 (C-6)

Z-6 = 10C-60

4C-6 = 10C-60

4C= 10C-54

-6C = -54

6C = 54

C = 9

Z = 36

Answer 2

Z = 4C

Z-6 = 10 (C-6)

Z-6 = 10C-60

4C-6 = 10C-60

4C= 10C-54

-6C = -54

6C = 54

C = 9

Z = 36

Answer 3

To the answerer above, it's not simple algebra.  It's actually unsolveable.  It starts off with "Zeny was 4 times as old as Clara."  If it says, "Zeny IS 4 times as old as Clara," it would be solveable.

Since it says "was," we simply do not know since we do not know when that is.

By the way, why are they asking this question in preschool these days?