SOLUTION: It would mean a lot if someone could help me with this question. ∠ABD 14x° and ∠DBC (8x + 4)° are supplementary, find the value of x.

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Question 703988: It would mean a lot if someone could help me with this question.
∠ABD 14x° and ∠DBC (8x + 4)° are supplementary, find the value of x.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Supplementary means the angles add up to 180 degrees
+14x+%2B+8x+%2B+4+=+180+
+22x+=+176+
+x+=+8+
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check:
The angles are:
+14x+=+14%2A8+
+14%2A8+=+112+
and
+8x+%2B+4+=+8%2A8+%2B+4+
+8%2A8+%2B+4+=+68+
and
+112+%2B+68+=+180+
OK