SOLUTION: An angle measures 60° less than the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 967358: An angle measures 60° less than the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Supplementary angles: Angles that add up to 180 degrees. And your problem says:
An angle measures 60° less than the measure of a supplementary angle. If you call the other angle x, then:
x+x-60= 180
2x= 240
x= 120, and the other:
180-120= 60