document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991686>Question 991686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of angle 1 is 4 times the measure of its supplement. What is the measure, in degrees, of angle 1? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #611509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=611509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are supplementary when they add up to 180 degrees. Therefore, if the measure of angle 1 is 4 times the measure of its supplement:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's call angle 1 4x and its supplement x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + x= 180 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x= 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 180/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 36 is the measure of the supplement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since angle 1 is 4 times the measure of its supplement:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36*4= 144 is the measurement of angle 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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