SOLUTION: An angle is 4/5 as large as its supplement. Find the measure of the angle and the supplement. Can you please help?

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Question 260912: An angle is 4/5 as large as its supplement. Find the measure of the angle and the supplement. Can you please help?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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If angle is A, the Supplement is 180 - A
so 5A = 4(180 - A)
5A = 720 - 4A
9A = 720
A = 80 supplement is 100
4/5 is right ratio