SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is eleven times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 830651: The measure of an angle is eleven times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + 11x = 180

12x = 180

x = 180/12

x = 15

11x = 11*15

11x = 165

So the two angles are 15 degrees and 165 degrees.

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