SOLUTION: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one angle is 1.5 times the measure of the other angle. What are the measures of both angles?
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Question 938157: Two angles are supplementary. The measure of one angle is 1.5 times the measure of the other angle. What are the measures of both angles?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + 1.5x = 180°
2.5x = 180°
x = 180°/2.5 = 72°
the other = 108°
And...checking
sum = 180°
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