SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180°. The measure of the first angle is 54° more than three times the second angle. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 363206: Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180°. The measure of the first angle is 54° more than three times the second angle. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

Assuming these angles are supplementary

Let x represent represent the smaller, then the larger will be (3x+54)

x + (3x + 54) = 180°

solve for x and then it's supplement

x = 31.5°

it supplement would be ( 180°- 31.5° ) =  148.5°