SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 40° more than three times the other. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 1056689: Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 40° more than three times the other. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BS=180
A=40%2B3S
Substituting,
40%2B3S%2BS=180
4S=140
S=35
So then,
A=40%2B3%2835%29
A=40%2B105
A=145