One angle is 4 more than 3 times the measure of a second angle. If the sum of the angles is 36 degrees, what are the angle measures?

Answer 1

The angle measures are 8° and 28°

Let x = the smaller angle

Let 3x + 4 = the larger angle

Since the angle add up to 36

x + 3x + 4 = 36

4x + 4 = 36

Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

4x = 32

x = 8 the smaller angle

3x + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28 the larger angle

Checking

28 + 8 = 36