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Algebra.Com's Answer #108599 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Since the two angles are supplementary, this means that the two angles add to 180 degrees. So this means that \"%287x-13%29%2B%285x-11%29=180\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-13%2B5x-11=180\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x-24=180\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x=180%2B24\" Add \"24\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x=204\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28204%29%2F%2812%29\" Divide both sides by \"12\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=17\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"x=17\"
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