SOLUTION: a fifth of the supplement of an angle is 29 more than half the angle. what is the angle?

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Question 297626: a fifth of the supplement of an angle is 29 more than half the angle. what is the angle?
Answer by stanbon(57214) About Me  (Show Source):
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a fifth of the supplement of an angle is 29 more than half the angle. what is the angle?
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Let the angle be "x".
Its supplement will be "180-x"
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Equation:
(1/5)(180-x) = (x/2) + 29
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Solve for "x".
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Cheers,
Stan H.