SOLUTION: Find the measures of two complementary angles, <N and <M, if the measure of angle n is 5 less than 4 times the measure of angle M

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Question 500078:
Find the measures of two complementary angles,
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 5 + 4x = 95
5x = 95
x = 19 degrees, the angle
90 - 19 = 71 degrees, the complement.
4(19) = 76 - 5 = 71 degrees.
This does check.
Cleomenius.