SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one is four-fifths the measure of the other. Find the measure of each angle.
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Question 894320: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one is four-fifths the measure of the other. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are supplementary.
A + B = 180
The measure of one is four-fifths the measure of the other.
B = .8A
therefore
A + .8A = 180
1.8A = 180
A = 180/1.8
A = 100 degrees
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Find the measure of each angle. I'll let you find B
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