document.write( "Question 499796: find the measure of an angle if its measure is 68 degrees less than three times its complement \n" ); document.write( "

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x - 68 + 3x = 158
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 22
\n" ); document.write( "x = 39.5; this is the complement.
\n" ); document.write( "50.5, this is the angle.
\n" ); document.write( "3(39.5) = 118.5 - 68 = 50.5 degrees.
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