SOLUTION: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if one angle is 6° less than twice the other

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Question 374192: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if one angle is 6° less than twice the other
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BS=180
A=2S-6
Substituting,
2S-6%2BS=180
3S=186
highlight%28S=62%29degrees
Then
A=2%2862%29-6
A=124-6
highlight%28A=118%29degrees