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 24-sided polygon.
Answer: 165°
- Angle sum = (24 − 2) × 180° = 3,960°
- 3,960° ÷ 24 = 165°
2.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 20°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 18
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 20 = 18 sides
3.The interior angles of a heptagon are 154°, 151°, 146°, 119°, 109°, 82° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 139°
- Angle sum = (7 − 2) × 180° = 900°
- x = 900 − 154 − 151 − 146 − 119 − 109 − 82 = 139
4.Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 150°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 12
- Each exterior angle = 180° − 150° = 30°
- 360 ÷ 30 = 12 sides
5.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 2,340°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 15
- (n − 2) × 180 = 2,340
- n − 2 = 2,340 ÷ 180 = 13, so n = 15
6.Find the size of each interior angle of a regular hexagon.
Answer: 120°
- Angle sum = (6 − 2) × 180° = 720°
- 720° ÷ 6 = 120°
7.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 18°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 20
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 18 = 20 sides
8.The interior angles of a hexagon are 120°, 167°, 146°, 81°, 75° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 131°
- Angle sum = (6 − 2) × 180° = 720°
- x = 720 − 120 − 167 − 146 − 81 − 75 = 131
9.Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 120°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 6
- Each exterior angle = 180° − 120° = 60°
- 360 ÷ 60 = 6 sides
10.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 1,980°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 13
- (n − 2) × 180 = 1,980
- n − 2 = 1,980 ÷ 180 = 11, so n = 13
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