SOLUTION: The measure of a supplement of an angle is 12 more than twice the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angle and its supplement.

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Question 155472This question is from textbook Geometry
: The measure of a supplement of an angle is 12 more than twice the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angle and its supplement.This question is from textbook Geometry

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The measure of a supplement of an angle is 12 more than twice the measure of the angle. Find the measures of the angle and its supplement.
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Let the angle be "x"; its supplement is "180-x"
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EQUATION:
180-x = 2x+12
3x = 168
x = 56 degrees (the angle)
180-x = 124 degrees (the supplement)
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Cheers,
Stan H.