SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one angle is 16 less than three times the measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 951414: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one angle is 16 less than three times the measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=180
A=3B-16
Substituting,
3B-16%2BB=180
4B=196
B=49
So then,
A%2B49=180
A=131