SOLUTION: If the complement of an angle is 12 degrees less than one-fifth of its supplement, then the measure of this angle is ______

SOLUTION: If the complement of an angle is 12 degrees less than one-fifth of its supplement, then the measure of this angle is _______ degrees.

Question 843229: If the complement of an angle is 12 degrees less than one-fifth of its supplement, then the measure of this angle is _______ degrees.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

 complement of an angle  is 12 degrees less than one-fifth of its supplement

Question states***

   |Multiplying thru by 5 so as all denominators = 1

 5(90�-x) = (180�-x) - 60�

 450� - 5x = 180� - x - 60�

     330� = 4x

     82.5� = x 

    

 

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