SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is thirty-five times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Question 1063435: The measure of an angle is thirty-five times the measure of a supplementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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Supplementary angles add to 180 degrees.
Therefore,   x + 35x = 180
                         36x = 180
                             x = 5

The angle measures 175 degrees and the supplementary angle is 5 degrees.