SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds 4 times the measure of the complement by 24. Find the supplement.

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Question 1167847: The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds 4 times the measure of the complement by 24. Find the supplement.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, Theo:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle is x
supplement is 180-x
complement is 90-x
so (90-x)*4+24=180-x
360-4x+24=180-x
3x=204
x=68 degrees, the angle.
the supplement is 112 degrees, the answer
the complement of the angle is 22 degrees.

Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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the supplement of an angle is 180 minus the angle.

the complement of an angle is 90 minus the angle.

you are given that the supplement of the angle exceeds 4 times the complement of the angle by 24.

let x represent the angle.

you get:

180 - x = 4 * (90 - x) + 24

simplify to get:

180 - x = 360 - 4x + 24

subtract 180 from both sides of the equation and add 4x to both sides of the equation to get:

-x + 4x = 360 + 24 - 180

combine like terms to get:

3x = 204

solve for x to get:

x = 204/3 = 68.

the measure of the angle is 68 degrees.
the supplement of the angle is 180 - 68 = 112 degrees
the complement of the angle is 90 - 68 = 22 degrees.

the supplement of the angle is 112 degrees.
4 times the complement of the angle + 24 degrees = 4*22 + 24 = 112 degrees.

this confirms the solution is correct.