document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263483>Question 263483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for supplementay angle when: 12x+5=9x+7, need the degrees for each angle, and keep getting stuck. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12x + 5 = 9x + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 9x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the supplementary angle must be 180 - 2/3 = 179 1/3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But that would be a very unusual case.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did you leave something out? </SPAN>\n" );
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