document.write( "Question 760544: find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 5 less than 4 times the measure of the older \n" ); document.write( "
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Two angles are supplements when they add up to 180\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+%2B+B+=+180\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A+=+4B+-+5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug (4B - 5) into equation 1 for A
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+%2B+B+=+180\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284B+-+5%29+%2B+B+=+180\"
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"5B+-+5+=+180\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add 5 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"5B+=+185\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 5
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B+=+37%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 37 into equation 2 for B
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A+=+4B+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+4%2A%2837%29+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28A+=+143%29\"\r
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