SOLUTION: what is the value of x if x + 60 is supplementary to x + 10?

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Question 500267: what is the value of x if x + 60 is supplementary to x + 10?
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what is the value of x if x + 60 is supplementary to x + 10?
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Two angles that are supplementary, add up to 180, therefore
(x+60) + (x+10) = 180
2x + 70 = 180
2x = 180 - 70
2x = 110
x = 110/2
x = 55