SOLUTION: An angle measures 12 degrees less than three times its supplement. Find the measure of the angle

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Question 498362: An angle measures 12 degrees less than three times its supplement. Find the measure of the angle
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 + 12 + 3x = 180.
4x = 168
x = 42. The angle.
138 degrees the supplement.
3(42) + 12 = 138.
This does check.
Cleomenius.