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 280058: 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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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 ____?
let the angle be x
theother angle is 5x
5x+x=180
6x=180
x=180/6
x=30
150 degrees is the answer