Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 angles worksheet.
Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — 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 30-sided polygon.
Answer: 168°
- Angle sum = (30 − 2) × 180° = 5,040°
- 5,040° ÷ 30 = 168°
2.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 36°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 10
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 36 = 10 sides
3.The interior angles of a heptagon are 75°, 86°, 152°, 129°, 154°, 150° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 154°
- Angle sum = (7 − 2) × 180° = 900°
- x = 900 − 75 − 86 − 152 − 129 − 154 − 150 = 154
4.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
5.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 1,800°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 12
- (n − 2) × 180 = 1,800
- n − 2 = 1,800 ÷ 180 = 10, so n = 12
6.Find the size of each interior angle of a regular nonagon.
Answer: 140°
- Angle sum = (9 − 2) × 180° = 1,260°
- 1,260° ÷ 9 = 140°
7.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 10°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 36
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 10 = 36 sides
8.The interior angles of a pentagon are 116°, 82°, 140°, 87° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 115°
- Angle sum = (5 − 2) × 180° = 540°
- x = 540 − 116 − 82 − 140 − 87 = 115
9.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
10.The interior angles of a polygon add up to 2,160°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 14
- (n − 2) × 180 = 2,160
- n − 2 = 2,160 ÷ 180 = 12, so n = 14
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