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Question 320493: How would you sovle this problem?
Find the measure of an angle whose supplement measures 5 times its measure.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, Sunny Day:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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180/6=30 degrees

Answer by Sunny Day(15) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the angle be x.
Then its supplement is 5x.
SInce x and 5x are supplementary,
x +5x = 180
6x = 180
x = 180/6 = 30
so the angle is 30 degrees