document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1142595>Question 1142595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The supplement of an angle of 43°40' contains ____ degrees.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The wording of the problem is rather poor.  The given angle is given as 43 degrees 40 minutes; and the question asks for the measure of the supplement in degrees.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The wording \"...the supplement CONTAINS ____ degrees\" is also very awkward.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 degrees minus 43 degrees 40 minutes is 136 degrees 20 minutes; since the question seems to want the answer in degrees, and since 20 minutes is 1/3 of a degree, the desired answer is apparently 136 1/3 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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