SOLUTION: two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 12° more than the other. Find the measures of the angles.

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Question 491511: two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 12° more than the other. Find the measures of the angles.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+12=180
2x=168
x=84
x+12=96

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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two angles are supplementary. One angle measures 12° more than the other. Find the measures of the angles.
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Let one of the angle be "x".
The other is "180-x"
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Equation:
x = 180-x +12
2x = 192
x = 96 degrees
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180-x = 84 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.