SOLUTION: The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the extended ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What is the measure of the smallest angle?

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Question 1082250: The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the extended ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What is the measure of the smallest angle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The angles in a triangle sum to 180.
3x%2B4x%2B5x=180
12x=180
Solve for x.
The answer is then 3x.