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Revision as of 19:31, 1 July 2019
Problem
Find the degree measure of an angle whose complement is 25% of its supplement.
Solution
Solution 1
We can create an equation for the question, 
After simplifying, we get 
Solution 2
Given that the complementary angle is 
of the supplementary angle, subtracting the complimentary angle from the supplement angle we have 90^{\circ}
See Also
| 2002 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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