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An oil painting is 16 years older than a watercolor by the same artist. The oil painting is also three times older than the watercolor. Choices for the watercolor's age:
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An oil painting is 16 years older than a watercolor by the same artist. The oil painting is also three times older than the watercolor. Choices for the watercolor's age: 4, 8, 12
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Since the oil painting is 16 years older than a watercolor, = age of the oil painting.
Since the oil painting is also three times older than the watercolor, = age of the oil painting, too.
So, .
Subtracting from both sides of the equation, we get .
The watercolor is years old.
