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The sum of two angles is 180 degrees and the angles have a ratio of 7:8. What is the number of degrees in the smaller angle?
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Question 319492: How would you solve this problem algebraically?
The sum of two angles is 180 degrees and the angles have a ratio of 7:8. What is the number of degrees in the smaller angle?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7x+8x=180
15x=180
x=12 degrees
7x=84 degrees
8x=96 degrees
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