Ben is 4 times as old as Izzy and is also 6 years older than Izzy. How old is Izzy
Let Izzy's age = A
So...Ben's age = 4A
And also ... A + 6 = 4A
So
A + 6 = 4A sbtract A from both sides
6 = 3A divide both sides by 3
2 = A
[BTW.....Ben's age = 8 ]