SOLUTION: If two angles are a linear pair and have angles measures of 5x+20 and 5x+30 what is the value of x

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Question 880682: If two angles are a linear pair and have angles measures of 5x+20 and 5x+30 what is the value of x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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They are a linear pair. So they add to 180 degrees


%285x%2B20%29%2B%285x%2B30%29=180


5x%2B20%2B5x%2B30=180


10x%2B50=180


10x=180-50


10x=130


x=130%2F10


x=13