SOLUTION: the complement of an angle is five times the measure of the angle its self. Find the angle and its complement

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Question 344333: the complement of an angle is five times the measure of the angle its self. Find the angle and its complement
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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By defintion,
A%2BC=90
.
.
C=5A
Substitute,
A%2B5A=90
6A=90
highlight%28A=15%29degrees
Then,
C=5%2815%29
highlight%28C=75%29degrees