SOLUTION: what is the measure of an angle whose supplement is four times its complement

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Question 155545: what is the measure of an angle whose supplement is four times its complement
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the measure of an angle whose supplement is four times its complement
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Let the angle be "x"
Complement = 90-x
Supplement = 180-x
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EQUATION:
180-x = 4(90-x)
180-x = 360-4x
3x = 180
x = 60 degrees (the angle)
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Stan H.