SOLUTION: Use the five-step problem solving strategy to find the measure of the angle described. The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement. I am having problems

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Question 261693: Use the five-step problem solving strategy to find the measure of the angle described.
The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement.
I am having problems with setting it up please help
Found 2 solutions by mananth, ikleyn:
Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement.
I am having problems with setting it up please let the angle be x
the complement will be 90-x
x= (90-x)+60
x= 90+60-x
2x=120
x=60
the complement will be 30.
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Answer by ikleyn(53742) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the five-step problem solving strategy to find the measure of the angle described.
The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement.
I am having problems with setting it up please help
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        The solution in the post by @mananth is incorrect due to his arithmetic errors.
        I came to bring a correct solution.


Let the angle be x
the complement will be 90-x
x = (90-x) + 60
x = 90 + 60 - x
2x = 150
x = 150/2 = 75 degrees
the complement will be 15 degrees.

Solved correctly.