SOLUTION: the measure of an angle is 12 degrees more than twice the measure of its supplement. what is the measure of the angle?

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Question 237709: the measure of an angle is 12 degrees more than twice the measure of its supplement. what is the measure of the angle?
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Supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees.
So, one angle is x;
the other is 12 more than twice x.
Therefore, here is the eqn:
x%2B%282x%2B12%29=180
Now solve for x to find the value of one of the angles.
3x=180-12
(((3x=168}}}
x=168%2F3
x=56 ... this is one of the angles.
The other angle is 2x+12, right? So...
2%2856%29%2B12
112%2B12
124
One angle is 56 degrees, the other is 124 degrees.
Check:
56+124=180