SOLUTION: what is the measure of the angle whose supplement is 8 times its measure?

Question 252094: what is the measure of the angle whose supplement is 8 times its measure?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the measure of the angle whose supplement is 8 times its measure?
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Let the angle be "x".
Its supplement is "8x".
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Equation:
x + 8x = 180
9x = 180
x = 20 degrees
8x = 8*20 = 160 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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