SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is forty-four times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 702516: The measure of an angle is forty-four times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The measure of an angle is forty-four times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Let the angle be "x"
Then its supplement is "180-x"
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Equation:
x = 44(180-x)
x = 44*180-44x
48x = 7920
x = 165 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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