SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and one angle has 5 times the measure of the other. What is the measure of the SMALLER angle?

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Question 222003: Two angles are complementary and one angle has 5 times the measure of the other. What is the measure of the SMALLER angle?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+5x=90
6x=90
x=15 degrees
5x=75 degrees