SOLUTION: One angle of a triangle measures 12 degrees.The second angle's measurement is five times the third.What is the measure of the third angle?

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Question 316853: One angle of a triangle measures 12 degrees.The second angle's measurement is
five times the third.What is the measure of the third angle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the angles in a triangle is,
A%2BB%2BC=180
12%2B5C%2BC=180
6C=168
highlight%28C=28%29 degrees
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B=5C
highlight%28B=140%29 degrees