SOLUTION: find two angles whose sum is 180 degrees such that one of the angles is 40 degrees more than one third the other.

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Question 367671: find two angles whose sum is 180 degrees such that one of the angles is 40 degrees more than one third the other.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=180
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A=40%2BB%2F3
3A=120%2BB
B=3A-120
Substitute,
A%2B%283A-120%29=180
4A=300
highlight%28A=75%29degrees