SOLUTION: The measures of two complementary angles have ratio 4 is to 5. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 172488: The measures of two complementary angles have ratio 4 is to 5. What is the measure of each angle?

Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Complementary angles sum to 90
The tow angles are given as a ratio 4:5



So one angle is 5*10 = 50 degrees
and the other is 4*10 = 40 degrees

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