SOLUTION: Please help me out with this algebra word problem. I have been stuck on it for hours! Thank you so much!! Use the five steps for problem solving for the following. Angle u and

Algebra.Com
Question 465909: Please help me out with this algebra word problem. I have been stuck on it for hours! Thank you so much!!
Use the five steps for problem solving for the following.
Angle u and v are complementary angles. If angle u is three less than angle v what are the measures of the angles?

Answer by sofiyac(983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v and u=v-3
v+v-3=90
2v=93
v=46.5 then u=46.5-3=43.5

RELATED QUESTIONS

Please help me with this algebra word problem. Use the five steps of problem solving to... (answered by sofiyac)
Write one thousand, five hundred six and three tenths as a decimal. I have been... (answered by checkley77)
a lab needs to make 100 gallons of an 18% acis solution by mixing a 12% acid solition... (answered by josmiceli)
Please help me. I am stresses here. I truly need help with this word problem. I've been... (answered by stanbon)
Please help me with this word problem! I've been trying it for about 30 minutes and can't (answered by ikleyn)
I sure hope some one is feeling good this evening as im not good with this stuff and i... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
I have been struggling with this word problem and I was wondering if someone could help... (answered by scott8148)
a random sample of 88 observations produced a mean x = 25.8 and standard deviation s=2.7. (answered by ewatrrr,Theo)
I have been stuck on this problem for quite a while and need some help. I would... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)