1. **State the problem:** We need to find the sizes of angles $t$, $s$, and $r$ in a figure with three parallel lines cut by two transversals, given angles $48^\circ$ and $120^\circ$.
2. **Recall angle rules:**
- Alternate interior angles are equal when lines are parallel.
- Angles on a straight line sum to $180^\circ$.
- Corresponding angles are equal.
3. **Find angle $s$:**
Given $x = 120^\circ$ and $s = x$ by alternate interior angles, so
$$s = 120^\circ.$$
4. **Find angle $t$:**
Angles $s$ and $t$ are on a straight line, so
$$s + t = 180^\circ.$$
Substitute $s = 120^\circ$:
$$120^\circ + t = 180^\circ.$$
Subtract $120^\circ$ from both sides:
$$\cancel{120^\circ} + t = 180^\circ - \cancel{120^\circ}$$
$$t = 60^\circ.$$
5. **Find angle $r$:**
Angle $r$ and the given $120^\circ$ angle are on a straight line, so
$$r + 120^\circ = 180^\circ.$$
Subtract $120^\circ$ from both sides:
$$\cancel{120^\circ} + r = 180^\circ - \cancel{120^\circ}$$
$$r = 60^\circ.$$
**Final answers:**
$$s = 120^\circ, \quad t = 60^\circ, \quad r = 60^\circ.$$
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