How to Solve Supplementary Angle Word Problems?

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Homework Statement

"Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 2 degrees less than three times the other. What are the measure of the two angles?"

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

3x-2=180 ?

I'm not good with word problems.

 

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Let x and y be the size of the angles.
What does it mean that they are supplementary?
What does it mean that one angle is 2 degrees less than three times the other?
This will give you two equations for the two unknowns x and y.