SOLUTION: five times the complement of an angle is two times the angle's supplement plus 40 degrees. find the measure of the supplement.

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Question 1185030: five times the complement of an angle is two times the angle's supplement plus 40 degrees. find the measure of the supplement.
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52898)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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As stated,  the post is ambiguous.


Ambiguous statements are  PROHIBITED  in  Math.



Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let angle be
the complement of is
the supplement of is
if times the of an angle is times the angle's supplement plus degrees, we have






the measure of the supplement:

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, the angle
90-x, the complement of the angle


Or is the description attempting to say


They are not the same thing. The description is ambiguous.

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