SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is nineteen times the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1155961: The measure of an angle is nineteen times the measure of its supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and 180-x;


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Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let angle = x degrees.


Then the supplementary angle is  (180-x) degrees.


The problem says


    x = 19*(180-x)


Simplify and solve it


    x = 19*180 - 19x

    20x = 19*180

    x =  = 19*9 = 171  degrees.


ANSWER.  The angle is 171 degrees. its supplementary angle is 180-171 = 9 degrees.


CHECK.   = 19.   ! Correct !

Solved.

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