Question

What is the value of y?

Answer 1

y = 40

Explanation:

Lets make an equation to represent the sum of the angles:

We know that the sum of angles of triangles equals 180 degrees. So based on this knowledge, the equation is :

2y + y + 10 + 50 = 180

Now we simplify:

2y + y = 3y

10 + 50 = 60

So our new equation is 3y + 60 = 180

Now all we have to do is simplify:

3y + 60 = 180

3y + 60 -60 = 180 - 60

3y = 120

3y / 3 = 120 / 3

y = 40

So the answer is 40 hope this helped