SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 20 degrees more than three times the measure of the original angle. Find the measures of the angles.

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Question 99849: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 20 degrees more than three times the measure of the original angle. Find the measures of the angles.
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The measure of the supplement of an angle is 20 degrees more than three times the measure of the original angle. Find the measures of the angles.
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Let the original angle be "x" ; its supplement is "180-x"
EQUATION:
180-x = 3x + 20
4x = 160
x=40 degrees (original angle)
180-x = 140 (supplement)
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Cheers,
Stan H.