The measure of an angle is 15 less than 2 times the other angle. If the two angles are complementary angles, find the measure of each angle.

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If one angle is x the other is 90-x, because they are complementary.

Also, 90-x=2x-15, 105=3x, 35=x, so the angles are 35° and 55°.
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