The sum of a regular pentagon’s internal angles is 1440 degrees. Find the number of degrees in each angle in the polygon.

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The sum of a regular pentagon’s internal angles is 1440 degrees. Find the number of degrees in each angle in the polygon. 

I have learned this, I just need help remembering what to do

photon336 · Answer

how many sides does a pentagon have?

readforlife · Answer

5

photon336 · Answer

$$\frac{ (\sum~of~angles) }{ number~of~angles  } = degrees~of~each~\angle$$

readforlife · Answer

So 1440 divided by 5?

welshfella · Answer

Your question is wrong though. There are not 1440 degrees in a pentagon.

readforlife · Answer

Ok, but say there were, would dividing 1440 by 5 be correct?

welshfella · Answer

yes

readforlife · Answer

Ok, so in that case, I got 288. And that would be the degree of each angle.