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Algebra.Com's Answer #115723 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The supplement of an angle is 15 less than 4 times the angle. Find the angle. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = the angle \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "(180-x) = the supplement of the angle \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Write what it says: \n" ); document.write( "180 - x = 4x - 15 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "180 + 15 = 4x + x \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "195 = 5x \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 39 degrees \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check the solution in the given statement: \n" ); document.write( "180 - 39 = 4(39) - 15 \n" ); document.write( "141 = 156 - 15 \n" ); document.write( " |