Question 1123059

the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50. find y and then find the measure of each angle. how do i solve this?
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This part:
"the sum of the measure of two angles is 160 degrees. one angle measures 8y and the other angle measures 7y - 50"<br>

tells you   8y + (7y - 50) = 160

This can be solved for y:   y = 14  (steps:  15y - 50 = 160 —>  15y = 210 —> y = 210/15 = 14)<br>

Now your two angles can be found by plugging in:  one angle is 8*(14)  the other is 7*14 - 50.