SOLUTION: In a triangle, the first angle is 10 degrees smaller than the second angle. The third angle is three times as large as the first angle. What are the sizes of angles?

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Question 704108: In a triangle, the first angle is 10 degrees smaller than the second angle. The third angle is three times as large as the first angle. What are the sizes of angles?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) x-10=34
2) x=44
3) 3(x-10)=102
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x-10+x+3x-30=180
5x=180+40
5x=220
x=220/5
x=44
x-10=34
3(x-10)=102