SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle whose supplement measures four times it's measure

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Question 165073: find the measure of an angle whose supplement measures four times it's measure
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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If two angles are supplementary, then the sum of the two angles equal 180 degrees.
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Let x = "the angle"
then
180-x = supplement
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180-x = 4x
180 = 5x
36 degrees = x