document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904514>Question 904514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The supplement of an angle is 36 degrees less than three times the measure of its complement of the angle. Find the measure of the supplement. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "180-x is the supplement of an angle x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The supplement of angle x is equal to 3 times the complement minus 36 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The complement of an angle is 90 degrees minus the angle x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x=3(90-x)-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x=270-3x-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+180=234<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=234-180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-27=153<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The supplement is 153 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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