SOLUTION: Given that three angles of a triangle are represented by x, x+4, and 2x, what are the measures of those angles if the sum of three angles of a triangle are always equal to 180 deg

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Question 612645: Given that three angles of a triangle are represented by x, x+4, and 2x, what are the measures of those angles if the sum of three angles of a triangle are always equal to 180 degrees.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add the three angles and set equal to 180.
x+(x+4)+2x = 180 Simplify.
4x+4 = 180 Subtract 4 from both sides.
4x = 176 Divide both side by 4.
x = 44 degrees.
x+4 = 48 degrees.
2x = 88 degrees.