SOLUTION: one angle of a linear pair is 10 more than two-thirds the other angle. find both angles

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Question 363174: one angle of a linear pair is 10 more than two-thirds the other angle. find both angles
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle a and angle b
a%2Bb=180
a=10%2B%282%2F3%29b
180-b=10%2B%282%2F3%29b
180=10%2B%285%2F3%29b
170=%285%2F3%29b
510=5b
105=b
180-105=75
75=a