SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?

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Question 77761: Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?
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Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?
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Let the angles by x and y.
EQUATIONS:
x+y=90
3x-y=30
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Add the equations to get:
4x=120
x=30
y=60
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Cheers,
Stan H.