SOLUTION: ok this is one of my homework questions and I can't figure out if I did it right.... Question- The Supplement of an angle exceeds twice the complement of an angle by 10 degrees.

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Question 53179: ok this is one of my homework questions and I can't figure out if I did it right....
Question- The Supplement of an angle exceeds twice the complement of an angle by 10 degrees. Find the angle.
Answer by aaaaaaaa(138) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's start by detailing what we're representing:
angle = x
suplement = 180-x
complement = 90-x
180-x+=+2%2890+-+x%29+%2B+10
180-x+=+180+-+2x+%2B+10
2x+-+x+=+180+-+180+%2B+10
x+=+10