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21 degrees

Please read step-by-step explanation to understand how I came to this conclusion.

Explanation:

We know that all angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees.

We also know that all interior angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.

Angle 1: a-32 (given)

Angle 2: a-31 (given)

Angle 3: 180-a

We subtracted A from 180 to find the other angle. Adding up both angles on that line, a + 180 - a = 180, meaning that both angles are valid.

Now let's add up the angles to 180 degrees

a-32 + a-31 + 180-a = 180

3a-63+180 = 180

3a = 63

a = 21 degrees

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