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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Art: the difference between the ages of an oil painting and a watercolor is 35 years. The age of the oil painting 5 years from now will be twice the age that the watercolor was 5 years ago. Find the present age of each. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the age of the water color be w and the oil be p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-w=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=35+w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+5=2(w-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p+5=2w-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35+w+5=2w-10 substitute for p.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w+40=2w-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=85<BR>\n" );
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