Question 816904
Let x = "me"
then "four less than me" = x - 4
and "the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me" = {{{abs(x-4)}}}
and "the absolute value of the quantity that is four less than me [is fifteen]" would be:
{{{abs(x-4) = 15}}}<br>
To solve this we start by rewriting it as two equations. One just like this one except there is no absolute value:
{{{x-4 = 15}}}
then, because this is an equation, the word "or":
{{{x-4 = 15}}} or 
then another equation with the negative of the other side:
{{{x-4 = 15}}} or {{{x-4 = -(15)}}}<br>
Now we solve these:
{{{x = 19}}} or {{{x = -11}}}<br>