SOLUTION: Two angles are the complements of each other. The larger angle is 10 more than 4 times of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger and smaller angle.

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Question 661850: Two angles are the complements of each other. The larger angle is 10 more than 4 times of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger and smaller angle.
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complements add to 90
x + y = 90
x = 10+4y
10+4y + y = 90
5y = 80
y = 16
x = 90 - 16 = 74
angles are 16degrees and 74degrees