SOLUTION: An angle measures 44 degrees less than the measure of a supplementary angle.What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 835138: An angle measures 44 degrees less than the measure of a supplementary angle.What is the measure of each angle?









Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Supplementary angles sum to 180.
1.A%2BS=180
2.A=S-44
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,
%28S-44%29%2BS=180
2S-44=180
2S=224
S=112
A=112-44=68