SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. One angle has a measure that is three less than one half of the other. What is the measure of the larger angle? please show me steps on how to do i

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Question 219179: Two angles are supplementary. One angle has a measure that is three less than one half of the other. What is the measure of the larger angle?
please show me steps on how to do it! thxs

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.5x-3+x=180
1.5x=183
x=122 degrees
.5x-3=58 degrees