SOLUTION: An angle is five times bigger than its supplement. What are the measures of the two angles?

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Question 943394: An angle is five times bigger than its supplement. What are the measures of the two angles?
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An angle is five times bigger than its supplement. What are the measures of the two angles?
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5 times bigger = 6 times as big
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angle + 6*angle = 180
angle = 180/7
supplement = 180 - (180/7)