Question 1208163
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the supplement of an angle is 16 less than 3 times the angle, find the angle
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Let x be the angle (in degrees).

Then the supplement to this angle is 180-x degrees,

and we write the given part as an equation

    180-x = 3x - 16.


Then we simplify and solve this equation

    180 + 16 = 3x + x

     196     =    4x

       x     =    196/4 

       x     =     49 degrees.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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