document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497233>Question 497233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the measure of an angle such that the difference between its supplement and 3 times its complement is 34 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ended up trying to solve it and came up with -28, but that doesn't sound right. Can someone explain and help me solve this equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #336693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=336693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the angle you're looking be A, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(180-A)-3(90-A) = 34 Simplify and solve for A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-A-270+3A = 34 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A-90 = 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A = 124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 62 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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