document.write( "Question 216198: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 less than four times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #163268 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: if 'x' is the given angle, then \"90-x\" is the complement and \"180-x\" is the supplement. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation should be \"4%2890-x%29-30=180-x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2890-x%29-30=180-x\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360-4x-30=180-x\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2B330=180-x\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x=180-x-330\" Subtract \"330\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2Bx=180-330\" Add \"x\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3x=180-330\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3x=-150\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-150%29%2F%28-3%29\" Divide both sides by \"-3\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=50\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"x=50\" which means that the angle is 50 degrees.
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