Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 angles worksheet.
Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Interior angle sum = (n − 2) × 180°. The exterior angles of any convex polygon add to 360°.
1.Find the size of each interior angle of a regular quadrilateral.
Answer: 90°
- Angle sum = (4 − 2) × 180° = 360°
- 360° ÷ 4 = 90°
2.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 60°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 6
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 60 = 6 sides
3.The interior angles of a heptagon are 133°, 139°, 142°, 113°, 169°, 110° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 94°
- Angle sum = (7 − 2) × 180° = 900°
- x = 900 − 133 − 139 − 142 − 113 − 169 − 110 = 94
4.Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 170°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 36
- Each exterior angle = 180° − 170° = 10°
- 360 ÷ 10 = 36 sides
5.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 2,880°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 18
- (n − 2) × 180 = 2,880
- n − 2 = 2,880 ÷ 180 = 16, so n = 18
6.Find the size of each interior angle of a regular dodecagon.
Answer: 150°
- Angle sum = (12 − 2) × 180° = 1,800°
- 1,800° ÷ 12 = 150°
7.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 24°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 15
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 24 = 15 sides
8.The interior angles of a pentagon are 78°, 116°, 152°, 98° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 96°
- Angle sum = (5 − 2) × 180° = 540°
- x = 540 − 78 − 116 − 152 − 98 = 96
9.Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 108°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 5
- Each exterior angle = 180° − 108° = 72°
- 360 ÷ 72 = 5 sides
10.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 1,080°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 8
- (n − 2) × 180 = 1,080
- n − 2 = 1,080 ÷ 180 = 6, so n = 8
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