SOLUTION: if the ratio of two supplementary angles is 3 to 31, calculate the measure of the larger of the two angles

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Question 1085084: if the ratio of two supplementary angles is 3 to 31, calculate the measure of the larger of the two angles
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F31=A%2FB
3B=31A
and
A%2BB=180
3A%2B3B=540
Substituting from above,
3A%2B31A=540
34A=540
Solve for A then use either equation to solve for B.