document.write( "Question 147078: Problem:
\n" ); document.write( " Two angles are supplementary. Three times the smaller is five less than twice the larger. Find the number of degrees in each angle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #107407 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Supplementary means the angles add up to $\"180\"$ degrees
\n" ); document.write( "Call the larger angle $\"a\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Call the smaller angle $\"180+-+a\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A%28180+-+a%29+=+2a+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"540+-+3a+=+2a+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5a+=+545\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a+=+109\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"180+-+a+=+71\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The angles are $\"71\"$ degrees and $\"109\"$ degrees
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A%28180+-+a%29+=+2a+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A%28180+-+109%29+=+2%2A109+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2A71+=+218+-+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"213+=+213\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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