SOLUTION: if five times the measure of an angle is decreased by 30 degreased. the result is the same as when two times the measured of the angle increased by 18 degreace. what is the measure

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Question 550036: if five times the measure of an angle is decreased by 30 degreased. the result is the same as when two times the measured of the angle increased by 18 degreace. what is the measure of the angle?
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Did the problem state "two times the measure of the angle increased by 18 degrees. "

or "two times the measure of the angle is increased by 18 degrees. "
For the first version, I might come up with the equation:
5*x-30=2*(x+18)
For the second, I'd say it is:
5*x-30=2*x+18
Let's solve both.
5*x-30=2*(x+18)
5x-30=2x+36
3x=66
x=22
5*x-30=2*x+18
3x+48
x=16