SOLUTION: What are the measures of supplementary angles if the ratio is 5:13?

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Question 39800: What are the measures of supplementary angles if the ratio is 5:13?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since they add to 180...we have
5x + 13x = 180
18x = 180
x = 10
thus the angles are 50 and 130 degrees