SOLUTION: One angle is 15 degrees greater than 6 times its supplement. Find the measure of the larger of the two angles.

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Question 671874: One angle is 15 degrees greater than 6 times its supplement. Find the measure of the larger of the two angles.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

One anglehighlight%28x%29 is    15 degrees greater than 6 times its supplementhighlight%28180-x%29.

Translate into an equation: 

 x = 6(180-x) + 15

 7x = 1095°

  x = 156.43° (rounded to the nearest hundredth)