SOLUTION: find the measure of the larger of two supplementary angles if the measure of the larger is four times the smaller?

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Question 283345: find the measure of the larger of two supplementary angles if the measure of the larger is four times the smaller?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the smaller of the supplementary angle be x
the larger is 4x
x+4x=180
5x=180
x=180/5
x=36
4x = 144 deg the larger supplementary angle