SOLUTION: An angle is five times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?

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Question 234521: An angle is five times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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The compliment of an angle is 90 - x.
Then x = 5(90 - x)
x = 450 - 5x
x + 5x = 450
6x = 450
x = 450/6
x = 75
The angle is 75 degrees.