SOLUTION: If the measures of three angles in a triangle are (2x+15)º, (10x – 20)º, and (3x + 2)º, then find the value of 15x – 3.Please show me the steps

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Question 701134: If the measures of three angles in a triangle are (2x+15)º, (10x – 20)º, and (3x + 2)º, then find the value of 15x – 3.Please show me the steps
Answer by CRandunu(8) About Me  (Show Source):
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we know total of interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees
hence (2x+15)+(10x-20)+(3x+2) =180

simplify it gives
15x-3 = 180
hence answer= 180 degrees