SOLUTION: a supplement of an angle is four times as large as the angle. Find the measure of the angle

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Question 501493: a supplement of an angle is four times as large as the angle. Find the measure of the angle
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 4x = 180 degrees.
5x = 180
x = 36 degrees, the smaller angle.
4(36) = 144, the larger angle.
36 + 144 = 180 degrees.
This does check,
Cleoemenius.