SOLUTION: The supplement of an angle is 40 more than three times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?

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Question 549626: The supplement of an angle is 40 more than three times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let angle be x
supplement = 180-x
complement =90-x
180-x = 3(90-x)+40
180-x=270-3x+40
180-310=-3x+x
-2x=-130
x=65