SOLUTION: If x° and (18x+47)° are the measure of supplementary angles, what is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1168120: If x° and (18x+47)° are the measure of supplementary angles, what is the measure of each angle?
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The sum of two supplementary angles is 180 degrees, so add the two expressions representing the measure of the two angles, set that sum equal to 180, and solve for x. Then compute 180 - x.


John

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