Two supplementary angles have measures m<ABC = 105 and m<CBD = ( 3x - 24 ). wut is da equation to solve for x?

( 3x - 24 ) + ____ = ____

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Supplementary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees. Given that \( m\angle ABC = 105^\circ \) and \( m\angle CBD = (3x - 24)^\circ \), you can set up the equation as follows:

\[ 105 + (3x - 24) = 180 \]

Now, to simplify it:

  1. Combine like terms: \[ 105 - 24 + 3x = 180 \] \[ 81 + 3x = 180 \]

So the equation to solve for \( x \) is: \[ 81 + 3x = 180 \]

From here, you can isolate \( x \) by subtracting 81 from both sides and then dividing by 3.