SOLUTION: if one of two supplementary angles is 16 degrees smaller then three times the other, what is the measure of the larger angle?

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Question 255883: if one of two supplementary angles is 16 degrees smaller then three times the other, what is the measure of the larger angle?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x-16=180
4x=196
x=49 degrees
3x-16=131 degrees