document.write( "Question 505668: an angle's measure is 5 degrees less than 3 times the measure of its supplement. Find the measure of the angle and its supplement?
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*x = supplement of \"an angle\"
\n" ); document.write( "*3x = 3 times the measure of the supplement
\n" ); document.write( "*3x - 5 = 5 degrees less than 3 times the measure of its supplement = \"an angle\" itself
\n" ); document.write( "*since supplementary angles are angles that add up to 180 degrees, the sum of the measures of \"an angle\" and its supplement must be 180; with x as the supplement and 3x - 5 as \"an angle,\" the equation would be (3x - 5) + x = 180, which is the same as 3x - 5 + x = 180
\n" ); document.write( "*add up the like terms (x's): 4x - 5 = 180
\n" ); document.write( "*add 5 to both sides: 4x = 185
\n" ); document.write( "*divide both sides by 4: x = 46.25
\n" ); document.write( "*since x is the supplement, THE SUPPLEMENT IS EQUAL TO 46.25 DEGREES
\n" ); document.write( "*plug this value for x into the expression for the angle, 3x - 5: 3(46.25) - 5
\n" ); document.write( "*multiply 3 and 46.25: 138.75 - 5
\n" ); document.write( "*subtract 5 from 138.75: 133.75
\n" ); document.write( "*therefore, THE ANGLE IS EQUAL TO 133.75 DEGREES
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