SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.

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Question 337499: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the angle be x.
180-x=3(90-x)-60
180-x=270-3x-60
180-x=210-3x
2x=30
x=15 degrees
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Ed