SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is seventeen times the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1179023: The measure of an angle is seventeen times the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by ikleyn(52898)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You write your equation as you read your post.


    x + 17x = 180 degrees.


Everything is perfectly clear "what to do", as soon as this equation is written.


Can you complete the assignment from this point on your own ?


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