document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307555>Question 307555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a difficult time translating a word problem into an equation. The question is...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the measure of an angle such that the difference between the measures of its supplement and three times its complement is 10 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-180)-3(x-90)=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-90)-(x-180)=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that the answer is 50 because it is in the back of the book. Neither one of my equations worked out to be 50, so I know that I must be reading the word problem wrong. I can't figure this out, please help!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220012 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=220012\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x is the angle, then 90-x is the complement and 180-x is the supplement.  You used x-90 and x-180.  If you fix this, I think the first equation you wrote is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired </SPAN>\n" );
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