document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124825>Question 1124825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180°. The measure of the first angle is 36° less than three times the second angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the measure of the smaller of the two angles?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  A.  The smaller angle has a measure of 54 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  B.  The smaller angle has a measure of 108 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  C.  The smaller angle has a measure of 26 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  D.  The smaller angle has a measure of 72 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #741161 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=741161\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the measure of the first angle is 36 less than three times the measure of the second angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of the measure of both angles is 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the measure of the second angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the measure of the second angle is 3 * x - 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of the angles = 180 becomes x + 3 * x - 36 = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 36 to both sides of this equation to get x + 3 * x = 216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 4x = 216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 216 / 4 = 54.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the measure of the second angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the measure of the first angle is 3 * 54 - 36 = 162 - 36 = 126.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first angle is 126.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second angle is 54.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of the angles is 126 + 54 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first angle is 36 less than 3 * the second angle becomes 126 = 3 * 54 - 36 which becomes 162 - 36 = 126 which becomes 126 = 126.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution is confirmed to be good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution is the measure of the smaller angle is 54 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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