SOLUTION: The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4:5:6. What is the degree measure of the 3 angles of the triangle?

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Question 526882: The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4:5:6. What is the degree measure of the 3 angles of the triangle?
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The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4:5:6.
What is the degree measure of the 3 angles of the triangle?
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Let x = the multiplier
4x + 5x + 6x = 180
15x = 180
x = 12 is the multiplier
therefore the three angles:
12(4) = 48 degrees
12(5) = 60
12(6) = 72
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totals: 180