document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317024>Question 317024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is my question.  Find the measure of an angle whose supplement measures five times it's measure....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 30 but I cannot get this answer.   A supplement means the angle is 180 degrees, is this correct?  and if the answer is 30, five times 30 is only 150 when it's time to check the answer.  I'm confused. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the measure of the angle be x deg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the supplement angle will be 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum of supplement angles = 180 deg.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=180/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30 deg. </SPAN>\n" );
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