SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 15deg less than the other one. Find the measure of the two angles. I've tried to do x+x-15=180 but I'm not sure how x would help m

Question 1046708: Two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 15deg less than the other one. Find the measure of the two angles.
I've tried to do x+x-15=180 but I'm not sure how x would help me here
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are supplementary.

One angle measures 15 degrees less than the other one.

Try the obvious substitution. Just be careful as you make the substitution.

and the other angle is .
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 15deg less than the other one. Find the measure of the two angles.
I've tried to do x+x-15=180 but I'm not sure how x would help me here

Combine like-terms by ADDING x and x to get 2x
ADD 15 to both sides
You should get: 2x = 195
Continue to solve for x, the SMALLER angle
Add 15 to get the larger
That's ALL! Not too complex, is it?
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