Finding Unknown Angles Using Addition and Subtraction

Grade 445 minutes5.MG.3 The student will classify and measure angles and triangles, and solve problems, including those in context.

Learning Objective

I can solve word problems to find missing angle measures by adding or subtracting angles on a diagram.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain in your own words how you can find a missing angle measure if you know the total angle measure and the measure of one of the smaller angles that make up the total angle.

2. Draw a diagram showing two angles that add up to 90°. Label one angle as 30°. What is the measure of the other angle?

3. An artist is creating a design using angles. One angle measures 65° and another angle measures 40°. If the artist puts these two angles together, what is the measure of the total angle they create?

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