SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary.the sum of the measures of the larger angle and twice the smaller angle is 265.find the measure of the larger angle. I need it in step form.

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Question 592765: Two angles are supplementary.the sum of the measures of the larger angle and twice the smaller angle is 265.find the measure of the larger angle. I need it in step form.
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If two angles are supplementary, the sum of their measures is 180 degrees. Let represent the measure of the larger angle. Then the measure of the other angle must be . You are given that:



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