SOLUTION: Two angles are a linear pair. The measure of one angle is 5 more than 2/3 of the other. Find the measures of both angles.

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Question 947993: Two angles are a linear pair. The measure of one angle is 5 more than 2/3 of the other. Find the measures of both angles.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB=180
A=5%2B%282%2F3%29B
Substituting,
5%2B%282%2F3%29B%2BB=180
%285%2F3%29B=175
B=105
Then,
A%2B105=180
A=75