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Two angles are supplementary. One angle measures (3x+8) and the other measures (6x+64) what is the value of X?

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3x+8+6x+64=180 (definition of supplementary angles)
9x+72=180 (Simplify)
9x=108 (Subtraction property of equality)
x=12
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