SOLUTION: Two supplementary angles are represented by 3x + 1 degrees and 6x + 17 degrees What is the measure of the two angles?

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Question 988210: Two supplementary angles are represented by 3x + 1 degrees and 6x + 17 degrees
What is the measure of the two angles?
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Add the two expressions, set the result equal to 180 degrees, solve for and then calculate the value of each of the angles' measures by substituting the value of into each of the given expressions.

John

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