SOLUTION: two angles are supplementary if they add to 180 degrees. two supplementary angles are such that one angle is 15 degrees less than twice the other angle. what are the two angles?

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Question 893650: two angles are supplementary if they add to 180 degrees. two supplementary angles are such that one angle is 15 degrees less than twice the other angle. what are the two angles?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BS=180
A=2S-15
Substituting,
2S-15%2BS=180
3S=195
S=65
Then from above,
A=2%2865%29-15
A=130-15
A=115