SOLUTION: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of One angle is 6 less then five times the measure of the other angle please help

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Question 1046961: Find the measures of two supplementary angles if the measure of One angle is 6 less then five times the measure of the other angle please help
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supplementary ... One angle is 6 less then five times the measure of the other angle
Let x represent the other angle
(5x-6) + x = 180°
6x = 186°
x = 31°, smaller angle. Larger 149° 5%2A31-6
AND
31° + 149° = 180° CHECKS!