document.write( "Question 455348: Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 240 less than three times the other. Find the measures of each angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #312627 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \"Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 240 less than three times the other. Find the measures of each angle.\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = one angle \n" ); document.write( "3x - 240 = other angle\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 3x - 240 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "4x - 240 = 180 {combined like terms} \n" ); document.write( "4x = 420 {added 240 to both sides} \n" ); document.write( "x = 105 {divided both sides by 4} \n" ); document.write( "3x - 240 = 75 {substituted 105, in for x, into 3x - 240}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "105 and 75 are the two angles \n" ); document.write( "www.algebrahouse.com\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |