SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. The larger angle is eight degrees more than three times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 720320:
Two angles are supplementary. The larger angle is eight degrees more than three times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+Y=180
X=3Y+8
(3Y+8)+Y=180
4Y=180-8
4Y=172
Y=172/4
Y=43 ANS. FOR THE SMALLER ANGLE.
X+43=180
X=180-43
X=137 ANS. FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
PROOF:
137+43=180
180=180