Question

(GEOMETRY HELP PLEASE!) The measure of the supplement of an angle is 20 degrees more than three times the measure of the original angle. Find the measures of the angles.

Answer 1

the supplement of angle x is 180-x degees

Answer 2

if the angle is x what's three times it?

Answer 3

3x?? or 3 x 20?? @ghass1978

Answer 4

it 3x
now what's 20 more than 3x?

Answer 5

no idea? what's 20 more than 50? 20+50

Answer 6

@ghass1978 70 :)

Answer 7

i know ,that was just an example
20 more than 3x is 3x+20
so now you have the equation:
180-x=20+3x
solve it and find x

Answer 8

@ghass1978 Ok! I got 40 for x

Answer 9

good that's your answer

Answer 10

@ghass1978 Thank you so much :)!!

Answer 11

you're mostly welcome:)