SOLUTION: Okay, I don't want the answer, I just want to know how to set up the problem. Or maybe if you can just reword the problem, it would be easier because I can set up equations, it's

Question 158108: Okay, I don't want the answer, I just want to know how to set up the problem. Or maybe if you can just reword the problem, it would be easier because I can set up equations, it's just that the problem is confusing.
Okay so this is what the problem states:
The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds three times the measure of the complement by 30. Find the measure of the supplement.
I attempted this problem once but then it was too confusing so I just erased all of it. I just need help with understanding the problem.
Thanks
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the angle be A, then its supplement would be 180-A and its complement would be 90-A. From the problem description...
The supplement of A (180-A) is 30 degrees more than three times its complement (90-A), and this can be expressed as:
180-A = 3(90-A)+30 Simplify and solve for A.
Once you have found A, you can then find its supplement, 180-A.
Good luck!
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