SOLUTION: Two angles are supplmentary is their sum is 180 degrees. The larger angle measures eight degree more than three times the measure of a smaller angle. If x represents the measure of

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Question 270255: Two angles are supplmentary is their sum is 180 degrees. The larger angle measures eight degree more than three times the measure of a smaller angle. If x represents the measure of the smaller angle and these two angles are supplementary, find the measure of each angle.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x+8=180
4x=180-8
4x=172
x=172/4
x=43 degrees.
3*43+8=129+8=137 degrees.
Proof:
43+137=180
180=180