SOLUTION: two angles form a straight angle. The measure of one angle is five times greater than the measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle

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Question 991255: two angles form a straight angle. The measure of one angle is five times greater than the measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Is your 'straight angle' a straight line
= 180 degrees?
If so:-
One angle = x
the other will equal 5x
So, x + 5x = 180
6x = 180
x = 30.
One angle = 30 degrees
the other = 150 degrees.
Hope this helps :-)