SOLUTION: What is the measure of an angle whose measure is nine times its supplement?

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Question 239102: What is the measure of an angle whose measure is nine times its supplement?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+9X=180
10X=180
X=180/10
X=18 DEGREES FOR THE SMALLER ANGLE.
9*18=162 DEGREES FOR THE LARGERBANGLE.
pROOF:
18+162=180
180=180