SOLUTION: An angle exceeds one-half its complement by 12 degrees. Find the angle

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Question 349423: An angle exceeds one-half its complement by 12 degrees. Find the angle
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the angle be A, then...
"An angle (A) exceeds one half its complement () by 12 degrees ()".
Multiply through by 2.
Add A to both sides.
Simplify.
Divide both sides by 3.

The angles is 38 degrees.

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