SOLUTION: angle A is one-eight times as large as its compliment, angle b. What are the measures of angle a and angle b?

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Question 803479: angle A is one-eight times as large as its compliment, angle b. What are the measures of angle a and angle b?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/8x+x=90
1 1/8x=90
x=90/(9/8)
x=90*8/9
x=80
1/8x=10