SOLUTION: the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50. find y and then find the measure of each angle. how do i solve this

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Question 1123059: the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50. find y and then find the measure of each angle. how do i solve this?
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the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50. find y and then find the measure of each angle. how do i solve this?
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This part:
"the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50"

tells you 8y + (7y - 50) = 160
This can be solved for y: y = 14 (steps: 15y - 50 = 160 —> 15y = 210 —> y = 210/15 = 14)

Now your two angles can be found by plugging in: one angle is 8*(14) the other is 7*14 - 50.