SOLUTION: one angle is three times its supplement increased by 68 degrees. Find the measure of the two supplementary angles.

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Question 507373: one angle is three times its supplement increased by 68 degrees. Find the measure of the two supplementary angles.
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one angle is three times its supplement increased by 68 degrees.
Find the measure of the two supplementary angles.
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First find the angle (a)
a = 3(180-a) + 68
a = 540 - 3a + 68
a + 3a = 540 + 68
4a = 608
a = 608/4
a = 152 degrees is the angle
then
180 - 152 = 28 degrees is the supplement