SOLUTION: what is the measure of the larger angle of two supplementary angles if 2/5 of the larger angle is 6 less than the smaller angle

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Question 326755: what is the measure of the larger angle of two supplementary angles if 2/5 of the larger angle is 6 less than the smaller angle
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Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+.4x=180-6
1.4x=174
x=124.3 degrees
.4x+6=55.7 degrees

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the measure of the larger of the two angles. Since the two angles are supplementary so the sum of their measures is , must represent the measure of the smaller angle.

of the larger is 6 less than the smaller:









John