SOLUTION: The measure of one angle is 5 times the measure of it's complement. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 404220: The measure of one angle is 5 times the measure of it's complement. What is the measure of each angle?
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The measure of one angle is 5 times the measure of it's complement. What is the measure of each angle?
Sol'n:
let x = the 1st angle
90-x = the complement angle
x = 5(90-x)
x = 450-5x
6x = 450
x = 75 degrees ----answer
90-x = 15 degrees ----answer