SOLUTION: If Angle A And B Are Supplementary And the measure of Angle B Is 5 Less Than 4 Times Angle A , Find Angle A

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Question 1040372: If Angle A And B Are Supplementary And the measure of Angle B Is 5 Less Than 4 Times Angle A , Find Angle A
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If Angle A And B Are Supplementary
A + B = 180
And the measure of Angle B Is 5 Less Than 4 Times Angle A ,
B = 4A - 5
Find Angle A
Replace B with (4A-5) in the 1st equation
A + (4A-5) = 180
5A = 180 + 5
5A = 185
A = 185/5
A = 37 degrees