SOLUTION: if the measure of an angle exceeds four times the measure of its complement by 25, what is the measure of the angle

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Question 233104: if the measure of an angle exceeds four times the measure of its complement by 25, what is the measure of the angle
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the measure of an angle exceeds four times the measure of its complement by 25, what is the measure of the angle
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Let the angle be "x".
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Its complement is 90-x
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Equation:
x = 4(90-x)+25
x = 360-4x+25
5x = 385
x = 77
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Cheers,
Stan H.