SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 defrees less than five times the measure of the complements. Find two- fifths the measure of the complement.

Question 439133: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 defrees less than five times the measure of the complements. Find two- fifths the measure of the complement.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 defrees less than five times the measure of the complements. Find two- fifths the measure of the complement.
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Let one of the angles be "x".
The other is "90-x".
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Equation:
90-x = 5x-30
6x = 120
x = 20 degrees
90-x = 70 degrees
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cheers,
Stan H.
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