SOLUTION: Help me solve this problem: An angle is 12 degrees more than its supplement. Find the angle

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Question 175563: Help me solve this problem:
An angle is 12 degrees more than its supplement. Find the angle
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let angles be a and b
:
a+b=180...eq 1
a=b+12....eq 2
:
take a's value from eq 2 and plug it into eq 1
:
b+12+b=180
:
2b=168
:
highlight%28b=84%29degrees
:
highlight%28a=84%2B12=96%29degrees