1) Pick a variable for the measure of the angle.
2) Write an expression, in terms of this variable, for the measure of the supplement.
3) Write another expression, still in terms of this variable, for the measure of the complement.
4) Edit the expression in (3) to represent "three times the complement".
5) Subtract (4) from (2).
6) Set equal to "10".
7) Solve for the value of the variable.
Eliz.