SOLUTION: The supplement of an angle is 40 degrees more than 6 times the complement. Find the angles.

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Question 1058948: The supplement of an angle is 40 degrees more than 6 times the complement. Find the angles.
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The supplement of an angle is 40 degrees more than 6 times the complement. Find the angles.
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Let "x" represents your angle (the measure of your angle in degrees).

Supplement = 180-x.
Complement =  90-x.

The equation is

180-x = 6*(90-x) + 40.

Simplify and solve for x.