SOLUTION: If the complement of an angle is 5 degrees less than one-sixth of its supplement, find the measure of the angle.

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Question 211316: If the complement of an angle is 5 degrees less than one-sixth of its supplement, find the measure of the angle.
Answer by stanbon(48558) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the complement of an angle is 5 degrees less than one-sixth of its supplement, find the measure of the angle.
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Angle: x
Complement: 90-x
Supplement:180-x
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Equation:
90-x = (1/6)(180-x)-5
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90-x = 30 - (x/6) -5
65 = (5/6)x
x = 78
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Cheers,
Stan H.