document.write( "Question 500620: two angles are supplementary. one angle is 5 degrees than four times the other. what is the angles \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #338217 by cleomenius(959)\"\" \"About 
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I don't know if it was 5 degrees more or less than the larger angle so I worked it out both ways.
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 4x + 5 = 180 degrees
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 175 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "x = 35 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "35(4) = 140 + 5 = 145 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "145 + 35 = 180 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 4x - 5 = 180 degrees
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 185 degrees
\n" ); document.write( "x = 37 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "37(4) = 148 - 5 = 143 degress.
\n" ); document.write( "143 + 37 = 180 degrees.
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