SOLUTION: Find J if j and f are supplementary and f is 8 more then three times J

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Question 1093463: Find J if j and f are supplementary and f is 8 more then three times J
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F > 3J+8
F+J = 180 (all supplementary angles add up to 180)
Substitute for F
3J+8+j = 180
4J = 172
J = 43
F = 3J+8 = (3*43)+8 = 137
and 137+43 = 180 Correct