Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 angles worksheet.
Year 7 Angles in Polygons Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 decagon.
Answer: 144°
- Angle sum = (10 − 2) × 180° = 1,440°
- 1,440° ÷ 10 = 144°
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 pentagon are 107°, 109°, 115°, 106° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 103°
- Angle sum = (5 − 2) × 180° = 540°
- x = 540 − 107 − 109 − 115 − 106 = 103
4.Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 144°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 10
- Each exterior angle = 180° − 144° = 36°
- 360 ÷ 36 = 10 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 quadrilateral.
Answer: 90°
- Angle sum = (4 − 2) × 180° = 360°
- 360° ÷ 4 = 90°
7.Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 45°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 8
- Exterior angles add to 360°
- 360 ÷ 45 = 8 sides
8.The interior angles of a heptagon are 142°, 124°, 125°, 153°, 117°, 97° and x°. Find x.
Answer: 142°
- Angle sum = (7 − 2) × 180° = 900°
- x = 900 − 142 − 124 − 125 − 153 − 117 − 97 = 142
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 720°. How many sides does it have?
Answer: 6
- (n − 2) × 180 = 720
- n − 2 = 720 ÷ 180 = 4, so n = 6
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