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Question 952547: Please help me solve this equation: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is x. The measure of the other angle is 30 less than 5 times the first angle. Find the measure of x.
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Please help me solve this equation: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is x. The measure of the other angle is 30 less than 5 times the first angle. Find the measure of x.
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x=one angle
90-x=complementary angle
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90-x=5x-30
6x=120
x=20˚