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The angles of a triangle are 99 degrees degrees 3xdegrees, and x+5 degrees degrees what is the value of x?

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Add all of the angles together and set them to equal 180: 99 + 3x + x + 5 = 180.
Combine like terms: 104 + 4x = 180. Then, subtract the 104 from 180: 4x = 76. Divide the four: x = 19.
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