Respuesta :

Let's define:

x: Colette's age

y: Jack's age

If Colette is 4 times as old as Jack, then:

x = 4y

Given that Colette is 52, then x = 52, which means that

52 = 4y

4 is multiplying on the right, then it will divide on the left

52/4 = y

13 = y

Jack's age is 13