SOLUTION: Find the measure of two supplementary angles (let x represent the acute angle) if the difference in the measures of the two angles is 24

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Question 964504: Find the measure of two supplementary angles (let x represent the acute angle) if the difference in the measures of the two angles is 24
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=180
A-B=24
Add,
A%2BB%2BA-B=180%2B24
2A=204
Solve for A.
Then use either equation to solve for B.