document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052001>Question 1052001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of one angle is 6 less than 5 times the measure of the other angle  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 180 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5b-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" and solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b-6 + b = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b = 186<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 31 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 180-31 = 149 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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