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The complement of an angle is $5^{\circ}$ more than four times the angle. what is the number of degrees in the measure of the angle

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17

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User Renan Greinert
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17°

Explanation:

Let x represent the measure of the angle.

(90 -x) = 5 + 4x . . . . the complement is 5° more than 4 times the angle

85 = 5x . . . . . . . . . . add x-5 to both sides

17 = x . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

The measure of the angle is 17°.

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