SOLUTION: Find the measure of an angle if its measure is 9 degrees less than eight times the measure of its supplement

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Question 25569: Find the measure of an angle if its measure is 9 degrees less than eight times the measure of its supplement
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the measure of the smaller angle be "x".
Then the 2nd angle's measure will be 8x-9.
EQUATION:
1st angle + 2nd angle = 180 degrees
x + 8x -9 =180
9x=189
x = 21 degrees
8x-9 = 159 degrees
Cheers,
Stan H.