SOLUTION: Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles and angle A is 35 degrees less than four times angle B. Find the measures of angle A and angle B.

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Question 301051: Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles and angle A is 35 degrees less than four times angle B. Find the measures of angle A and angle B.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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A+B=180
A=4B-35
4B-35+B=180
5B=180+35
5B=215
B=215/5
B=43 DEGREES.
A=4*43-35
A=172-35
A=137 DEGREES.
pROOF:
43+137=180
180=180