SOLUTION: angle A is 18 more than five times its complement angle B

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Question 344064: angle A is 18 more than five times its complement angle B
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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Complementary angles add up to 90


A=18+5B
A+B=90
18%2B5B%2BB=90
18%2B6B=90
6B=72
B=12


A=18%2B5%2812%29
A=18%2B60
A=78


Check
A%2BB=90
78%2B12=90
90=90
Correct