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Question 175563: Help me solve this problem:
An angle is 12 degrees more than its supplement. Find the angle

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let angles be a and b
:
a+b=180...eq 1
a=b+12....eq 2
:
take a's value from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1
:
b+12+b=180
:
2b=168
:
degrees
:
degrees

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