SOLUTION: An angle is 275 degrees less than four times its complement, what is the value of the angle?

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Question 901167: An angle is 275 degrees less than four times its complement, what is the value of the angle?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An angle is 275 degrees less than four times its complement, what is the value of the angle?
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Angle:: x
Complement:: 90-x
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Equation::
x = 4(90-x)-275
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x = 360 - 4x - 275
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5x = 85
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x = 17 degrees
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90-x = 90-17 = 63 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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