SOLUTION: Please help...Two angles are supplementary. Find the measurement of each if the smaller angle is 1/8 of the larger one

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Question 154335: Please help...Two angles are supplementary. Find the measurement of each if the smaller angle is 1/8 of the larger one
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Two angles are supplementary. Find the measurement of each if the smaller angle is 1/8 of the larger one
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Supplementary means they add up to 180 degrees.
Angles A + B = 180
B = 8*A
Sub for B:
A + 8A = 180
9A = 180
A = 20 degrees
B = 160 degrees