SOLUTION: Two angles form a linear pair. One angle is 6 more than twice the measure of the other angle.

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Question 898076: Two angles form a linear pair. One angle is 6 more than twice the measure of the other angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Linear pairs are supplementary angles (they sum to 180).
A%2BB=180
A=2B%2B6
Substituting,
%282B%2B6%29%2BB=180
3B%2B6=180
3B=174
B=58
Then,
A=2%2858%29%2B6
A=122