SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle if its measure is 68 degrees less than three times its complement

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Question 499796: find the measure of an angle if its measure is 68 degrees less than three times its complement
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 68 + 3x = 158
4x = 22
x = 39.5; this is the complement.
50.5, this is the angle.
3(39.5) = 118.5 - 68 = 50.5 degrees.
This does check.
Cleomenius.