SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary.If one angle measures 45 degrees less than twice the measure of its supplement, find the measure of each angle.

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Question 257945: Two angles are supplementary.If one angle measures 45 degrees less than twice the measure of its supplement, find the measure of each angle.
Answer by Greenfinch(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call first angle y, then other angle is (180 - y)
y + 45 = 2(180 - y)
y + 45 = 360 - 2y
3y = 315
y = 105
So angles are 105 and 75
Check : y + 45 = 150 which is twice 75

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