SOLUTION: If the sum of an angle's complement and its supplement is 202, what is the measure of the angle?

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Question 948802: If the sum of an angle's complement and its supplement is 202, what is the measure of the angle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A%2BS=180
2.A%2BC=90
3.S%2BC=202
Subtract eq. 2 from eq. 1,
A%2BS-A-C=180-90
S-C=90
Now add this equation and eq. 3,
S%2BC%2BS-C=202%2B90
2S=292
S=146
A%2B146=180
A=34