document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316346>Question 316346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 angles are supplementary.  the measure of one angle is 16 degrees less than 3 times the measure of the other angle.  find the measure of  each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226280 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=226280\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3y-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3y-16)+y=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-16=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=180+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=196/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=49 ans. for the smaller angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3*49-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=147-16=131 ans. for the greater angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49+131=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180=180 </SPAN>\n" );
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