SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: If the complement of an angle is 40 less than its supplement, find the angle. I tried writing it out as (90-x)=40-(180-x) but it doesn't

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Question 230871: Please help me solve this word problem:
If the complement of an angle is 40 less than its supplement, find the angle.
I tried writing it out as (90-x)=40-(180-x) but it doesn't work out.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try writing it out as: (90-x) = (180-x) - 40