SOLUTION: Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles and angle A is 5° less than four times angle B. Find the measures of angle A and angle B

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Question 1154788: Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles and angle A is 5° less than four times angle B. Find the measures of angle A and angle B
Answer by ikleyn(52807) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your equation is


    B + (4B - 5) = 180  degrees.


    5B = 185

     B = 185/5 = 37°.


     A = 180 - 37 = 143°.


ANSWER.  A = 143°;  B = 37°.

Solved.

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