SOLUTION: The ratio of the measures of two angles was 4 to 5. If the sum of their measures was 180 degrees, what was the measure of the smaller angle?

Question 289217: The ratio of the measures of two angles was 4 to 5. If the sum of their measures was 180 degrees, what was the measure of the smaller angle?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4x+5x=180
9x=180
x=20
4*20=80
80 degrees is the smaller angle
BTW Why is the problem in the past tense? What happened to the angles? Were they cornered?

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