Larry is 10 years old and his sister is 7 years old. To determine the number of years that it will take that the sum of their ages will be 25, assign a variable to represent the time in years. Let it be x.
So after x years, their ages will be:
Larry's age = 10 + x
His sister's age = 7 + x
Then, add their ages and set it equal to 25.
`10 + x + 7 + x = 25`
And, solve for x.
`17 + 2x = 25`
`2x=8`
`x=4`
Therefore, the sum of Larry's age and his sister's age will be 25 in 4 years.
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