SOLUTION: The ratio of a supplementary angles is 3:4 what are the angles? please put the solution

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Question 319012: The ratio of a supplementary angles is 3:4 what are the angles?
please put the solution
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the smaller angle. You are told the larger angle is 4x%2F3.
Since they are supplements, their sum is 180.
So
x+%2B+4x%2F3+=+180}
3x%2F3+%2B+4x%2F3+=+180
7x%2F3+=+180
x+=+180%2A3%2F7
x+=+77.14
The other angle is 4%2A77.14%2F3+=+102.86
Is their sum 180?