SOLUTION: Whats the measure of an angle with a supplement that is four times its complement ?

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Question 358308: Whats the measure of an angle with a supplement that is four times its complement
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Whats the measure of an angle with a supplement that is four times its complement?
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Let the angle be "x".
Its supplement is 180-x
Its complement is 90-x
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Equation:
180-x = 4(x-90)
180-x = 4x-360
5x = 540
x = 108 degrees
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Stan H.