Question

Two angles are supplementary, and the measure of one angle is three times the measure of the other. Find the measure of the smaller angle

Answer 1

The smaller angle is 45 degrees.

Explanation:

Angles measure 180º. If there are two angles and one of them is three times the other, you would just divide 180 by 4.

The equation would look like:

3x + x = 180

First, the x would be added together:

4x = 180

Then, divide both sides by 4:

x = 45