document.write( "Question 362586: Two angles are supplementary. One is 15 degrees more than four times the other. Find the measures of the angles.\r
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document.write( "What is the smaller angle?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #258434 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two angles are supplementary. One is 15 degrees more than four times the other. Find the measures of the angles. \n" ); document.write( "What is the smaller angle? \n" ); document.write( "What is the other angle? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = smaller angle \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "4x+15 = other angle \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "x + 4x+15 = 180 (definition of supplementary) \n" ); document.write( "5x+15 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "5x = 165 \n" ); document.write( "x = 33 degrees (smaller angle) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Other angle: \n" ); document.write( "4x+15 = 4(33)+15 = 132+15 = 147 degrees \n" ); document.write( " |