document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53294>Question 53294</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534490247/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Another Geometry word problem that I cannot translate into algebra:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If two angles are supplementary, and the larger angle is 20 degrees less than three times the smaller angle, find the measure of each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=35517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Supplementary angles are angles that add together to = 180 degrees (a straight line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If two angles + together=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller angle=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The larger angle is 20 degrees less than (-20) three times (*3) the smaller angle (x).  The larger angle=3x-20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your problem to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Smaller angle + larger angle=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x)+(3x-20)=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1+3)x-20=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-20=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-20+20=180+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4=200/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller angle:x=50 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The larger angle:3x-20=3(50)-20=150-20=130 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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