SOLUTION: If you take the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me, you get fifteen. Who am I?

Question 816904: If you take the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me, you get fifteen. Who am I?
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = "me"
then "four less than me" = x - 4
and "the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me" =
and "the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me [is fifteen]" would be:

To solve this we start by rewriting it as two equations. One just like this one except there is no absolute value:

then, because this is an equation, the word "or":
or
then another equation with the negative of the other side:
or

Now we solve these:
or

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