SOLUTION: The three angles of a triangle have measures x,2x, and 4y where x>56. If x and y are integers, what's one possible value of y?

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Question 1089511: The three angles of a triangle have measures x,2x, and 4y where x>56. If x and y are integers, what's one possible value of y?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since it's a triangle,
x%2B2x%2B4y=180
3x%2B4y=180
But you know that,
x%3E56
3x%3E168
Substituting,
168%2B4y%3C180
4y%3C12
y%3C3
Only two possible integer values for y, 1 or 2.