SOLUTION: Add 27 to the measure of an angle and the result is half of the angles supplement what is the measure of the angle

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Question 1112249: Add 27 to the measure of an angle and the result is half of the angles supplement what is the measure of the angle
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle is x
supplement is 180-x
x+27=(1/2)(180-x)
x+27=90-(x/2)
(3x/2)=63
x=42 deg ANSWER
supplement is 138 deg
Half the supplement is 69 deg, which is 27 more than 42.