<PRE><B>Question 1207798</B>
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The age gap will always be 25 years....&lt;br&gt;
From the given information....
Let x = Maris&#39;s age 4 years from now
Then 2x-5 = Rico&#39;s age 4 years from now&lt;br&gt;
The difference in ages 4 years from now (and always) is 25 years:&lt;br&gt;
(2x-5)-x=25
2x-5-x=25
x=30&lt;br&gt;
Maris&#39;s age 4 years from now: x = 30
Rico&#39;s age 4 years from now: 2x-5 = 55 (or x+25 = 55)&lt;br&gt;
We don&#39;t know what the answers are, because you didn&#39;t ask a question....&lt;br&gt;
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Added later, after seeing other responses....&lt;br&gt;
In the editorial comment at the end of her response, tutor @ikleyn implies that you have failed to solve the problem correctly if you didn&#39;t use an absolute value equation to represent the given information that the &quot;age gap is 25 years&quot;.&lt;br&gt;
That is not true, because the information in the second sentence tells you that Rico is older.  So, assuming you read the whole question before starting the work of solving the problem, an absolute value equation is not needed.&lt;br&gt;
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