SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 18 degrees more than 1/4 the measure of its own suppliment. Find the measure of the two angles?

SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 18 degrees more than 1/4 the measure of its own suppliment. Find the measure of the two angles?

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Question 918306: The measure of an angle is 18 degrees more than 1/4 the measure of its own suppliment. Find the measure of the two angles?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the measure of the original angle. The supplement (note spelling for future postings) then measures

. The original angle is 18 degrees more than one-quarter of the supplement, so:

Solve for

and then calculate

John

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