document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152777>Question 152777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measure of the supplement of an angle is 20 degrees more than 3 times the measure of the original angle. find the measures of the angles.  please help, thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><B>orca(409)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=112313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the measure of riginal angle, then the measure of the supplement is 3x + 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can set up an equation using the fact that the sum of an angle and its supplement is 180.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x + (3x + 20) = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving the equation for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x + 20 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the measures of the angles are 40 and (180 - 40 =) 140 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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