SOLUTION: find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 42 less than three times the measure of the second

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Question 272851: find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 42 less than three times the measure of the second
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x-42=180
4x=180+42
4x=222
x=222/4
x=55.5 ans. for the lesser angle.
180-55.5=124.5 ans. for the larger angle.