This is equal to the second expression for "four times my age, minus 10", which is 4 × y - 10. ... We say y = 3 is a solution to the equation 4 × y + 7 = 19, for ..... less than, subtraction, Seven less than my age equals 32. y - 7 = 32 ... The sequence 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49 is the sequence of the squares