SOLUTION: two angles are supplementary angles if the sum of their measures is 180. Find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 54 less than three times the mea

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Question 625263: two angles are supplementary angles if the sum of their measures is 180. Find two supplementary angles such that the measure of the first angle is 54 less than three times the measure of the second
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+3x-54=180
4x=180+54
4x=234
x=234/4
x=58.5
3x-54=121.5