Question 98797


   The measure of the supplemnt of an angle is 60 less than 3 times the measure of the compliment of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.

    Let the measure of the angle be = x

      its supplement will be = 180-x

       its compliment will be = 90-x

     relation given is (supplement) = 3(90-x)-60

                             180-x = 270-3x-60

                             3x-x = 270-180-60
                               2x = 270-240
                               2x = 30
                                x = 30/2 = 15
       the measure of the angle = 15 degrees