SOLUTION: The angles of a triangle are represented by 5x, (8x-1) and (12x+6) in degrees. Find the measures of the angles of the triangle. Can you please talk me through how this would be

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Question 314383: The angles of a triangle are represented by 5x, (8x-1) and (12x+6) in degrees. Find the measures of the angles of the triangle.
Can you please talk me through how this would be figured out. Thanks Lisa
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angles in every triangle sum to 180.
5x%2B%288x-1%29%2B%2812x%2B6%29=180
25x%2B5=180
25x=175
x=7
Now that you know x, you can solve for each angle.
Angle 1: 5x=5%287%29=35 degrees
Angle 2: 8x-1=8%287%29-1=56-1=55 degrees
Angle 3: 12x%2B6=12%287%29%2B6=84%2B6=90 degrees