SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary angles if the sum of their measures is 180. Find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 42 less than three times the meas

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Question 1037576: Two angles are supplementary angles if the sum of their measures is 180. Find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 42 less than three times the measure of the second.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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n+(3n-42)=180
4n=222
n=55.5
The 2nd angle is 55.5 degrees; the first angle is 142.5 degrees!!!!!!!!