SOLUTION: If the measure of one angle of a linear pair is five times that of the other, then the measure of the larger angle is

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Question 240700: If the measure of one angle of a linear pair is five times that of the other, then the measure of the larger angle is
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A linear pair is a pair of adjacent angles formed when two lines intersect.


Linear pair angles add up to 180 degrees because they lie on a straight line.

Let x = smaller angle
Let 5x = bigger angle
x + 5x = 180
6x = 180
x = 180/6
x = 30
The bigger angle is 5 times 30 or 150 degrees.