Question:
In a quadrilateral ABCD, the angles A, B, C and D are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 4 : 5. Find the measure of each angle of the quadrilateral.
Solution:
Let $x$ be the measure of each angle.
Then the ratio becomes $x: 2 x: 4 x: 5 x$.
Since, the sum of all angles in a quadrilateral is $360^{\circ}$, we have:
$x+2 x+4 x+5 x=360^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow 12 x=360^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{360^{\circ}}{12}$
$\Rightarrow x=30^{\circ}$
Thus, the angles are :
$x=30^{\circ}$
$2 x=60^{\circ}$
$4 x=120^{\circ}$
$5 x=150^{\circ}$