SOLUTION: the measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 degrees less than 5 times the measure of the compliment find 2/5 the measure of the compliment

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the measure of the supplement of an angle is 30 degrees less than 5 times the measure of the compliment find 2/5 the measure of the compliment
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Let the angle be "x"; supplement is "180-x"; complement is "90-x"
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EQUATION:
180-x = 5(90-x)-30
180-x = 450-5x-30
4x = 240
x = 60 degrees
complement = 90-x = 30 degrees
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(2/5)30 = 12 degrees
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Stan H.