SOLUTION: Find the measures of two supplementary angles, angle N and angle M, if the measure of angle N is 5 less than 4 times the measure of angle M. What are the measures of both angles?

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Question 211208: Find the measures of two supplementary angles, angle N and angle M, if the measure of angle N is 5 less than 4 times the measure of angle M. What are the measures of both angles?
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N+M=180
N=4M-5
4M-5+M=180
5M=180+5
5M=185
M=185/5
M=37 DEGREES IS THE SMALLER ANGLE.
N+37=180
N=180-37
N=143 DEGREES FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.