SOLUTION: If the complement of an angle is one-fifth its supplement, findthe measure of the angle

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Question 976462: If the complement of an angle is one-fifth its supplement, findthe measure of the angle
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, solver91311:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle is x
complement is 90-x
supplement is 180-x
(90-x)=(1/5)(180-x)
450-5x=180-x
270=4x
x=67.5 degrees
Complement is 22.5 degrees
Supplement is 112.5 degrees, which is 5 times as much

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ambiguous use of language here. The antecedent of the possesive pronoun "its" is unclear. Do you mean

The complement of an angle is one-fifth of the supplement of the complement of the angle.

Or

The complement of an angle is one-fifth of the supplement of the angle?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it