SOLUTION: Two times the measure of the supplement of an angle is seven times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.

Question 388198: Two times the measure of the supplement of an angle is seven times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two times the measure of the supplement of an angle is seven times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.
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let angle measure be x
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supplement = 180-x
complement = 90-x
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2(180-x)=7(90-x)
360-2x=630-7x
-360
-2x=630-360-7x
-2x=270-7x
+7x
5x=270
/5
x= 54 deg the measure of the angle
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