SOLUTION: Three times the complement of an angle is 18 more than its supplement. Find the angle

Question 339271: Three times the complement of an angle is 18 more than its supplement. Find the angle
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three times the complement of an angle is 18 more than its supplement. Find the angle
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Let the angle be "x".
Its supplement is "180-x".
Its complement is "90-x".
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Equation:
3(90-x) = 180-x+18
270-3x = 198-x
72 = 2x
x = 36 degrees.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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