document.write( "Question 507602: 1. The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle. \n" ); document.write( "
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The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = measure of angle
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\n" ); document.write( "90-x = complement of angle
\n" ); document.write( "180-x = supplement of angle
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\n" ); document.write( "180-x = 3(90-x) - 60
\n" ); document.write( "180-x = 270-3x - 60
\n" ); document.write( "180-x = 210-3x
\n" ); document.write( "180+2x = 210
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 30
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15 degrees
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