SOLUTION: the measure of an angle supplement is 76 less than the measure of the angle, find the measure of the angle and its supplement

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Question 653199: the measure of an angle supplement is 76 less than the measure of the angle, find the measure of the angle and its supplement
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Supplmentary angels sum to 180
Let one angle be ginen by X. You are told the other angle is X-76
The sum of those two is 180
180+=+X+%2B+%28X-76%29
180+=++2x+-+76
180%2B76+=+2X
256+=+2X
128+=+X
The second angle is 128-76+=+52