SOLUTION: Angle A and Angle B are supplementary angles. If mAngleA = (2x-24) and mAngleB = (5x-27), then find the measure of angle B

SOLUTION: Angle A and Angle B are supplementary angles. If mAngleA = (2x-24) and mAngleB = (5x-27), then find the measure of angle B

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Question 1164313: Angle A and Angle B are supplementary angles. If mAngleA = (2x-24) and mAngleB = (5x-27), then find the measure of angle B
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Supplemenetary angles add to 180 degrees, so 2x-24+5x-27=180
7x-51=180
7x=231
x=33
2x-24=42 degrees
5x-27=138 degrees ANSWER
They add to 180.
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